Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Eupteryx melissae

Eupteryx melissae Curtis, 1837

sage leafhopper

on herbs

parasite

Larvae and adults free on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Alcea rosea; Althaea officinalis; ? Arctium; Artemisia absinthium; Ballota nigra; Lamium purpureum; Leonurus cardiaca; Malva arborea; Marrubium; Mentha x piperita; Nepeta cataria, nuda; Phlomis fruticosa; Pulicaria dysenterica; Salvia officinalis.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

references

Baugnée (2003c), della Giustina (1989a), Lodos & Kalkandelen (1984b), Mazzoni (2005a), Mühlethaler, Holzinger, Nickel & Wachmann (2018a), Nickel, Blum & Jung (2014a), Le Quesne & Payne (1981a), Seljak (2016a).

Last modified 2.ii.2021