Lochmaea suturalis (Thomson, 1866)

heather beetle

on Calluna

parasite

Larvae and adults free on the leaves.

host plants

Ericaceae, monophagous

Calluna vulgaris.

phenology

Univoltine; hibernation as imago.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

pupa

See Steinhausen (2002a).

predators

Rhacognathus punctatus.

references

Bukejs (2009d), Kofler (2011a), Petitpierre i Vall (1994a), Pinder, Gillingham, Diaz & Stillman (2015a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Steinhausen (2002a).