Cassida pyrenaea Weise, 1893
on Pulicaria, 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
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
references
Petitpierre (2009a), Recalde Irurzon & Ugarte San Vicente (2005a).