Crioceris asparagi (Linnaeus, 1758)

asparagus beetle

on Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis, België, prov. Limburg, Grote Brogel, 20.vii.2023 © Carina Van Steenwinkel

two adults

eggs

detail

eggs on a flower bud

young larva

30.vii.2023: mature larva

13.viii.2023: cocoon

opened cocoon with imago

opened cocoon with at left the remnants of the pupa and at right the emptied last larval skin

parasite

Larvae and adults free on the leaves. Pupation in a cocoon in the soil.

host plants

Asparagaceae, monophagous

Asparagus acutifolius, officinalis.

phenology

Hibernation as imago

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

pupa

See Steinhausen (2001b).

parasitoids, predators

Tetrastichus coeruleus.

references

Aslan, Gök, Gürbüz & Ayvaz (2009a), Bukejs, Tamutis, Ferenca & Alekseev (2012a), Ferenca & Tamutis (2017a), Kofler (2011a), Maican & Serafim (2016a), Morrison III & Szendrei (2014a), Murria Beltrán (2008b), Petitpierre (1983a), Petitpierre, Bastazo & Blasco-Zumeta (2000a), Pozsgai (2005a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Steinhausen (2001a,b), Troukens (2012b), Vig (1999a).