Oreina virgulata (Germar, 1824)

on Carduus, Cirsium

parasite

Larvae and adults free on the leaves.

host plants

Asteraceae, oligophagous

Carduus defloratus subsp. carlinifolius; Cirsium spinosissimum.

phenology

Univoltine; hibernation as imago.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

references

Borowiec (1984a), Drovenik (1996a), Ilie & Marinescu (2012a). Kofler (2011a), Regalin, Bezděk, Penati & Ciapponi (2006a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Steinhausen (1990a), Winkelman & Debreuil (2008a).