Lilioceris merdigera (Linnaeus, 1758)
onion beetle
on Allium, etc.
parasite
Larva communal, free on the leaves. They are entirely covered by a sticky mantle of frass and secretion. Pupation in a cocoon in the soil.
host plants
polyphagous
Allium cepa, sativum, schoenoprasum, ursinum; Convallaria majalis; Lilium martagon; Polygonatum.
distribution within Europe
egg, larva, pupa
see Sapáková ao, Steinhausen (2001b).
references
Biondi (1994b), Cotte (2020a), Fagot (2019a), Gavrilović, Gavrilović, Ćurčić, ao (2014a), Kofler (2011a), Maican & Serafim (2016a), Mohr (1985a), Pozsgai (2005a), Regalin, Bezděk, Penati & Ciapponi (2006a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Sapáková, Šefrová, Hřivna & Hasíková (2014a), Steinhausen (1990a, 2001b), Tomov, Gruev, Vig & Merk (1996a), Vig (1997a, 1999a).