Cassida vittata de Villers, 1789
sugar beet beetle
on Beta, etc.
Haarlemmermeer, 12.vii.2020 © Laurens van der Linde
frontal
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
Amaranthaceae, Caryophyllaceae, narrowly polyphagous
Arenaria; Atriplex halimus; Beta vulgaris; Chenopodium; Honckenya; Salicornia; Salsola kali; Silene; Spergula arvensis; Spergularia rubra; Spinacia; Suaeda vera.
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
Zie Steinhausen (2002a).
pupa
See Steinhausen (2002a).
references
Bukejs, Telnov & Barševskis (2009a), Jolivet (1953a), Murria Beltrán (2004a), Petitpierre (2009a), Petitpierre, Sacarés & Jurado-Rivera (2017a), Recalde Irurzon & Ugarte San Vicente (2005a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Rozner & Rozner (2014a), Steinhausen (2002a).