Planaphrodes bifasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

on “grasses”

parasite

Larvae and adults free on the leaves.

host plants

narrowly polyphagous

Avenula pubescens; Brachypodium pinnatum; Briza media; Bromopsis erecta; Carex flacca; Festuca ovina, rubra; Trisetum flavescens.

phenology

Hibernation as egg.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

synonyms

Aphrodes, lanaphrodes bifasciata.

references

Cook (1993a), Malenkovský & Lauterer (2012a), Mühlethaler, Holzinger, Nickel & Wachmann (2018a).