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
synonyms
Herpes sorbi Weise, 1893.
references
Szénási (2018a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).