Diorhabda elongata (Brullé, 1832)
Mediterranean tamarisk beetle
on Tamarix
parasite
Larvae and adults free on the leaves; pupation in the soil.
host plants
Tamaricaceae, monophagous
Tamarix dalmatica, gallica, hampeana, parviflora, amyrnensis, tetrandea.
phenology
Multivoltine; hibernation as imago
distribution within Europe
references
Tracy & Robbins (2009a).