Gastrophysa viridula (De Geer, 1775)
green dock beetle
on dock
parasite
Larvae and adults free on the leaves.
host plants
Polygonaceae, monophagous
Rumex alpinus, aquaticus, crispus, hydrolapathum, obtusifolius, patientia.
Rarely Oxyria; Polygonum; Rheum
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
larva
See Hennig
pupa
See Steinhausen (1996a, 2001b).
synonyms
Gastroidea viridula.
references
Bukejs (2009h), Fuss, Geiser & Patzner (2005a), Gök & Turantepe (2019a), Hennig (1938a), Jolivet (1951a), Kofler (2011a), Petitpierre i Vall (1994a), Penati & Ciapponi (2006a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Steinhausen (1996a, 2001a,b).