Cassida hyalina Weise, 1891
on Santolina
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, monophagous
Santolina chamaecyparissus.
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
larva
See Recalde Irurzon & Ugarte San Vicente.
references
Murria Beltrán (2006b), Petitpierre (2009a), Recalde Irurzon & Ugarte San Vicente (2005a).