Herpes porcellus (Lacordaire, 1863)

on Alkanna, etc.

larva (from Szénási)

parasite

Larvae and adults free on the leaves. Pupation in a globilar, white, reticulate cocoon, attached to the host plant.

host plants

Boraginaceae, oligophagous

Alkanna tinctoria.

Rarely also Cynoglossum officinale; Echium vulgare. Beetles also on other Boraginaceae.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

synonyms

Herpes sorbi Weise, 1893.

references

Szénási (2018a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).