Cassida algirica Lucas, 1849
on thistles
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
Asteraceae, oligophagous
Carthamus lanatus; Cirsium scabrum; Cynara cardunculus, scolymus; Galactites tomentosus.
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Steinhausen (2002a).
references
Kismani & Sassi (1994a), Petitpierre (2009a), Steinhausen (2002a).