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

Inula; Pulicaria dysenterica.

phenology

Hibernation as imago.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

references

Petitpierre (2009a), Recalde Irurzon & Ugarte San Vicente (2005a).