Chrysolina purpurascens (Germar, 1822)
on Lamium, Stachys
parasite
Larvae and adults free on the leaves.
host plants
Lamiaceae, oligophagous
Lamium galeobdolon, maculatum; Stachys sylvatica.
Perhaps occasionally also on Veronica.
phenology
Hibernation as adult.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Steinhausen (1996a, 2001b).
synonyms
Chrysomela purpurascens; Chrysolina hemisphaerica (Germar, 1817).
references
Drees (2014a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Steinhausen (1996a, 2001b), Winkelman (2013a).