Pelenomus commari (Panzer, 1794)
polyphagous
parasite
The glassy-transparent, yellow-white larvae eat holes in the leaves; they permanently carry a lump of frass on their back.
host plants
Alchemilla vulgaris; Comarum palustre; Lythrum salicaria; ? Persicaria maculosa; Sanguisorba officinalis.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Pelenomus, Phytobius, comari (Herbst, 1795).
references
Delbol (2013a), Dieckmann (1972a), Rheinheimer & Hasslern (2010a).