Oulema melanopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
cereal leaf beetle
on grasses
Avena sativa, Hungary, Mosonszolnok, 8.vi.2013 © László Érsek: damage to the plant
young larva
older larva
adult
Hordeum vulgare, Hungary, Levél, 14.v.2020 © László Érsek
young larvae
>Triticum aestivum, Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár, 24.vi.2014 © László Érsek
mature larva
ventral
Zea mays, Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár, 24.vi.2014 © László Érsek
damage by matute feeding
parasite
Larvae free on the leaves, their body covered by a mantle consisting of a mix of frass and secretion; cause linear window feeding.
host plants
Poaceae, oligophagous
Bromus; Festuca; Hordeum vulgare; Ochlopoa annua; Poa; Secale cereale; Triticum aestivum; Zea mays.
phenology
Univoltine, hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
Pictures in Rheinheimer & Hassler; see also Steinhausen (2001b).
notes
Pest in cereals.
references
Aslan, Gök, Gürbüz & Ayvaz (2009a), Bezděk & Baselga (2015a), Biondi (1994b), Fuss, Geiser & Patzner (2005a), Gavrilović & Ćurčić (2013a), Gavrilović, Gavrilović, Ćurčić, ao (2014a), Maican & Serafim (2016a), Noordijk, Ulenberg, Zwakhals ao (2016a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Roberts & Walenta (2012a), Rozner & Rozner (2014a). Steinhausen (2001b), Troukens (2012b), Wetzel, Skuhravý, Camprag, ao (1984a).