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

(PESI, 2020).

synonyms

Chrysomela staphylaea.

references

Biondi (1994b), Bukejs & Telnov (2010a), Drees (2014a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a).