Cassida alpina Bremi Wolf, 1855
on Centaurea, etc.
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
Carduus carlinoides; Carlina acaulis; Centaurea jacea, scabiosa subsp. alpestris, uniflora; Cirsium spinosissimum; Cyanus montanus.
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Steinhausen (2002a).
synonyms
Cassida rubiginosa alpina.
references
Fritzlar (2017a), Murria Beltrán (2003a, 2004a), Petitpierre (2009a), Regalin, Bezděk, Penati & Ciapponi (2006a), Steinhausen (2002a).