Chrysolina polita (Linnaeus, 1758)
knotgrass leaf beetle
on Mentha. etc.
parasite
Larvae and adults free on the leaves.
host plants
Lamiaceae, oligophagous
Ballota nigra; Glechoma hederacea; Lycopus europaeus; Melissa; Mentha aquatica, arvensis, suaveolens; Nepeta; Origanum; Salvia.
phenology
Hibernation as adult.
distribution within Europe
larva
See Hennig
pupa
See Steinhausen (1996a, 2001b).
synonyms
Chrysochloa, Chrysomela, polita.
references
Bahillo de la Puebla & Román (2009a), Bukejs & Telnov (2010a), Drees (2014a), Gavrilović & Ćurčić (2013a), Gavrilović, Gavrilović, Ćurčić, ao (2014a), Gök & Turantepe (2019a), Hennig (1938a), Petitpierre (2005a), Regalin, Bezděk, Penati & Ciapponi (2006a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Rocchi & Bordoni (2004a), Steinhausen (1996a, 2001b), Troukens (2012b), Ugarte San Vicente (2005a).