Cassida prasina Illiger, 1798
on Achillea, 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
Achillea millefolium, ptarmica; Matricaria.
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
larva
See Świętojańska.
pupa
See Steinhausen (2002a).
references
Biondi (1994b), Bukejs, Tamutis, Ferenca & Alekseev (2012a), Bukejs, Telnov & Barševskis (2009a), Farina (2015a), Gök & Turantepe (2019a), Petitpierre (2009a), Petitpierre i Vall (1994a), Recalde Irurzon & Ugarte San Vicente (2005a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Steinhausen (2002a), Świętojańska (2005a.