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
pupa
See Steinhausen (2001b).
parasitoids, predators
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).