Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Agelastica alni

Agelastica alni (Linnaeus, 1758)

alder leaf beetle

on Alnus

Agelastica alni

Hoofddorp, 12.v.2013 © Laurens van der Linde

Agelastica alni

29.v.2020: freshly emerged larvae

parasite

Larvae and adults free on the leaves.

host plants

Betulaceae, monophagous

Alnus glutinosa, incana.

phenology

Univoltine; hibernation as imago.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

pupa

See Steinhausen (1996b, 2002a).

predators

See Arma custos.

references

Bahillo de la Puebla & Román (2009a), Borowiec (1984a), Bukejs (2009d), Cobos Suarez (1988a), Fuss, Geiser & Patzner (2005a), Gök & Turantepe (2019a), Hubble (2014a), Ilie (2017a), Jolivet (1953a), Kofler (2011a), Petitpierre (2005a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Steinhausen (1996b, 2002a), Troukens (2012a), Vig (1997a, 1999a).

Last modified 27.viii.2023