Phaedon armoraciae (Linnaeus, 1758)
on Rorippa, Veronica, etc.
parasite
Larvae and adults free on the leaves.
host plants
Brassicaceae, Plantaginaceae; restricted polyphagous
Armoracia rusticana; Cochlearia; Nasturtium; Rorippa amphibia; Veronica anagallis-aquatica, beccabunga.
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
larva
See Bieńkowski, Hennig
pupa
See Steinhausen (1996a, 2001b).
notes
The occurrence on two widely different plant families has occasioned the suggestion that two very similar species might be involved.
references
Bieńkowski (1995a), Bukejs (2009h), Fuss, Geiser & Patzner (2005a), Hennig (1938a), Maican & Serafim (2018a), Regalin, Bezděk, Penati & Ciapponi (2006a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Steinhausen (1996a, 2001b), Troukens (2012b).