Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Cassida vittata

Cassida vittata de Villers, 1789

sugar beet beetle

on Beta, etc.

Cassida vittata

Haarlemmermeer, 12.vii.2020 © Laurens van der Linde

Cassida vittata

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

(PESI, 2020).

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).

Last modified 25.viii.2023