Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Cercopis sanguinolenta

Cercopis sanguinolenta (Scopoli, 1763)

on grasses and herbs

Cercopis sanguinolenta

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 13.vi.2022 © Laurens van der Linde

Cercopis sanguinolenta

lateral

parasite

Larvae in a ball of froth at the roots of herbs; adults free on the leaves.

host plants, adults

polyphagous

Anthriscus caucalis; Arrhenatherum elatius; Brachypodium pinnatum; Cardaria draba; Falcaria vulgaris; Galium mollugo, verum; Onopordum acanthium; Poa angustifolia; Salvia pratensis; Sanguisorba minor; Thalictrum minus.

phenology

Univoltine; hibernation as larva.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

references

Biedermann (1998a), Dabry (0000a), Malenkovský & Lauterer (2012a), Mazzoni (2005a), Mühlethaler, Holzinger, Nickel & Wachmann (2018a), Swierczewski (2007a).

Last modified 25.viii.2023