Chrysolina americana (Linnaeus, 1758)
rosemary beetle
on Rosmarinus, etc.
Hoofddorp, 20.ix.2019 © Laurens van der Linde
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parasite
Larvae and adults free on the leaves.
host plants
Lamiaceae, oligophagous
Lavandula angustifolia, latifolia, stoechas; Mentha; Rosmarinus officinalis; Salvia fruticosa, officinalis; Thymus vulgaris.
phenology
Hibernation as adult.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Steinhausen (2001b).
references
d’Alessandro & Biondi (2011a), Baselga & Novoa (2002b), Beenen & Winkelman (2001a), Bukejs & Telnov (2010a), Daccordi & Ruffo (2004a), Farina (2015a), Friedman (2016c), Jolivet (1953a), Kofler (2011a), Petitpierre, Bastazo & Blasco-Zumeta (2000a), Petitpierre & Daccordi (2013a), Petitpierre, Sacarés & Jurado-Rivera (2017a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Vela, Bastazo & Fritzlar (2017a), Vicidomini, Russo, Vatore & Pignataro (2007a), Steinhausen (2001b), Troukens (2012b), Winkelman (2013a), Winkelman & Debreuil (2008a).