Aphthona nonstriata (Goeze, 1777)

iris flea beetle

on Iris

parasite

Oviposition at the base of the leaf. The larvae descend as miners down to the rhizome where they continue as borers.

host plants

Iridaceae, monophagous

Iris pseudacorus.

phenology

Univoltine; hibernation as imago.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

pupa

See Steinhausen (2002a).

synonyms

Aphthona coerulea (Geoffroy, 1785).

references

Bahillo de la Puebla & Román (2009a), Baselga & Novoa (2002b), Baviera & Biondi (2015a), Bukejs (2009e), Gavrilović (2012a), Gavrilović & Ćurčić (2013a), Gavrilović, Gavrilović, Ćurčić, ao (2014a), Ouda, Čížek & Boža (2013a), Petitpierre (2015a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Robbins (1991a), Steinhausen (2002a), Troukens (2012a), Verdyck & De Bruin (1991a), Wojciechowicz-Żytko, Rogowska, Dobińska, ao (2016a).