Cassida flaveola Thunberg, 1794
pale tortoise beetle
on Stellaria, 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
Caryophyllaceae, oligophagous
Cerastium; Honckenya peploides; Minuartia; Myosoton aquaticum; Sagina; Spergula arvensis; Stellaria alsine, graminea, holostea, media, nemorum.
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Steinhausen (2002a).
references
Bukejs, Telnov & Barševskis (2009a), Majka & LeSage (2008a), Recalde Irurzon & Ugarte San Vicente (2005a), Regalin, Bezděk, Penati & Ciapponi (2006a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Steinhausen (2002a).