Psylliodes cuprea (Koch, 1803)
on Sisymbrium, etc;
parasite
Larvae at the roots; adults free on the leaves.
host plants
Brassicaceae, broadly oligophagous
Alyssum; Aubrieta; Brassica fruticulosa, nigra, rapa; Capsella bursa-pastoris; Descurainia sophia; Diplotaxis erucoides, muralis; Erucaria hispanica; Erysimum cheiri, scabrum; Fibigia macrocarpa; Hirschfeldia incana; Isatis lusitanica, tinctoria; Lepidium; Ochthodium aegyptiacum; Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. rostratus; Rapistrum rugosum; Sinapis alba, arvensis; Sisymbrium officinale.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
larva
See Cox (1998a).
synonyms
Psylliodes cupreus.
references
Aslan & Alkan (2015a), Aslan, Gök, Gürbüz & Ayvaz (2009a), Bastazo, Vela & Petitpierre (1993a), Biondi (1994b), Bukejs (2009g, 2012a), Bukejs, Tamutis, Ferenca & Alekseev (2012a), Cox (1998a), Farina (2015a), Furth (1983a), Petitpierre, Sacarés & Jurado-Rivera (2017a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Rozner & Rozner (2014a).