Cassida sanguinosa Suffrian, 1844
on Achillea, Tanacetum
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; Tanacetum vulgare.
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
larva
See Świętojańska.
pupa
See Steinhausen (2002a).
references
Beenen, Winkelman, Nunen ao (2015a), Borowiec & Świętojańska (1997a), Bukejs, Tamutis, Ferenca & Alekseev (2012a), Bukejs, Telnov & Barševskis (2009a), Petitpierre (2009a), Petitpierre i Vall (1994a), Recalde Irurzon & Ugarte San Vicente (2005a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Sekerka (2007a), Sprick, Schmidt & Gärtner (2013a), Steinhausen (2002a), Świętojańska (2005a).