Cassida hemisphaerica Herbst, 1799
on Silene, 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
Dianthus campestris, caryophyllus, deltoides; Saponaria officinalis; Silene alba, flos-cuculi, latifolia, nutans, vulgaris.
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
references
Beenen, Winkelman, Nunen ao (2015a), Bukejs, Telnov & Barševskis (2009a), Gavrilović & Ćurčić (2013a), Gavrilović, Gavrilović, Ćurči, ao (2014a), Petitpierre (2009a), Recalde Irurzon & Ugarte San Vicente (2005a) Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Sacarés & Petitpierre (2004a), Verdugo & Petitpierre (2019a).