Pentastiridius leporinus (Linnaeus, 1761)
on herbs and grasses
parasite
Larvae at the roots; adults free on the leaves.
host plants
polyphagous
Bolboschoenus; Carex; Eriophorum; Halimione portulacoides; Phragmites australis; Scirpus; Tripleurospermum inodorum, maritimum.
Would be in France a pest, by virus transmission, on Beta vulgaris.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as larva.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Olearius leporinus.
references
Bückle (2005a), de Haas & den Bieman (2018a), Kirby (1992a), Malenovský & Lauterer (2005a), Mühlethaler, Holzinger, Nickel & Wachmann (2018a), Nickel & Remane (2002a), Söderman (2007a), Sushko & Borodin (2009a).