Hypocassida meridionalis (Suffrian, 1844)
on Convolvulus
parasite
Larvae and adults free on the leaves. The spinulose larvae are conspicuous by holding a large lump, a mix of frass and exuvia, over the body, kept in place by a pair of hooks at the tip of the abdomen.
host plants
Convolvulaceae, monophagous
Calystegia soldanella, Convolvulus arvensis, cantabrica.
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
references
Bordy (2009a), Jolivet (1953a), Petitpierre (2007a, 2009a), Petitpierre, Sacarés & Jurado-Rivera (2017a), Recalde Irurzon & Ugarte San Vicente (2005a), Tamisier (2009a).