Cassida stigmatica Suffrian,1844
on Achillea, Artemisia, Tanacetum
Haarlemmermeer, 29.vii.2021 © Laurens van der Linde: larva
head and prothorax
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; Artemisia herba-alba; Tanacetum vulgare.
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
Zie Steinhausen (2002a).
pupa
See Steinhausen (2002a).
references
Bukejs, Tamutis, Ferenca & Alekseev (2012a), Bukejs, Telnov & Barševskis (2009a), Murria Beltrán (2004a), Petitpierre, Bastazo & Blasco-Zumeta (2000a), Recalde Irurzon & Ugarte San Vicente (2005a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Schmitz (1998a), Steinhausen (2002a).