Chrysolina staphylaea (Linnaeus, 1758)
brown mint leaf beetle
on herbs
parasite
Larvae and adults free on the leaves.
host plants
polyphagous
Achillea millefolium; Melissa; Mentha arvensis; OcimumPlantago maritima; Ranunculus acris, repens; Tripolium pannonicum subsp. tripolium; Veronica beccabunga.
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Steinhausen (2001b).
synonyms
Chrysomela staphylaea.
references
Biondi (1994b), Bukejs & Telnov (2010a), Drees (2014a), Regalin, Bezděk, Penati & Ciapponi (2006a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Steinhausen (2001b, Tischler (1985a).