Chrysolina herbacea (Duftschmid, 1825)
mint leaf beetle
on Lycopus, Mentha
parasite
Larvae and adults free on the leaves.
host plants
Lamiaceae, oligophagous
Clinopodium; Lamium purpureum; Lycopus europaeus; Mentha aquatica, arvensis, longifolia, pulegium, x rotundifolia, suaveolens, x verticillata.
phenology
Hibernation as adult.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Steinhausen (1996a, 2001b).
synonyms
Chrysomela herbacea; Chrysolina menthastri Suffrian, 1851.
references
Al-Nadawi (2019a), Aslan, Gök, Gürbüz & Ayvaz (2009a), Baselga & Novoa (2002b), Borowiec (1984a), Bukejs, Tamutis, Ferenca & Alekseev (2012a), Bukejs & Telnov (2010a), Drees (2014a), Farina (2015a), Gavrilović & Ćurčić (2013a), Gavrilović, Gavrilović, Ćurčić, ao (2014a), Gök & Turantepe (2019a), Jolivet (1953a, Kofler (2011a), Petitpierre i Vall (1994a), Petitpierre & Daccordi (2013a), Regalin, Bezděk, Penati & Ciapponi (2006a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Rozner & Rozner (2014a), Steinhausen (1996a, 2001b), Troukens (2012b), Vig (1999a), Winkelman (2013a).