Cassida vibex Linnaeus, 1767
on Cirsium, etc.
Haarlemmermeer, 23.vi.2021 © Laurens van der Linde
central
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
Arctium minus; Centaurea debeauxii, jacea, scabiosa; Cirsium arvense, monspessulanum, oleraceum, palustre, tuberosum, vulgare; Cynara scolymus; Onopordum acanthium.
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Steinhausen (2002a).
references
Aslan, Gök, Gürbüz & Ayvaz (2009a), Bahillo de la Puebla & Román (2009a), Biondi (1994b), Borowiec (1984a), Bukejs, Telnov & Barševskis (2009a), Farina (2015a), Gavrilović, Gavrilović, Ćurčić, ao (2014a), Petitpierre (2009a), Petitpierre i Vall (1994a), Pozsgai (2005a), Recalde Irurzon & Ugarte San Vicente (2005a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Rozner & Rozner (2014a), Steinhausen (2002a), Troukens (2012a), Ugarte San Vicente (2005a).