Cassida subreticulata Suffrian, 1844
on Saponaria, 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
Caryophyllaceae, oligophagous
Dianthus; Saponaria officinalis; Silene dioica, nutans, vulgaris.
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Steinhausen (2002a).
references
Baugnée, Duvivier & Fagot (2012a), Bukejs, Telnov & Barševskis (2009a), Petitpierre (2009a), Recalde Irurzon & Ugarte San Vicente (2005a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Steinhausen (2002a.