Closterotomus fulvomaculatus (De Geer, 1773)
hop capsid
polyphagous
Ligustrum spec., Hungary, Budapest, 20.iv.2016 © László Érsek
larve
somewhat older larva
imago
parasite
Bugs mainly of buds and growing parts of the plant; also zoophagous on aphids. Clear puncture damage mainly on hop; on pear sometimes sclerified bumps on disfigured fruits as suction damage.
hostp lants
Alnus; Betula; Crataegus; Filipendula ulmaria; Frangula alnus; Fraxinus; Humulus lupulus; Prunus spinosa; Pyrus communis; Rhamnus cathartica; Rubus; Salix; Ulmus; Urtica.
phenology
Hibernation as egg.
synonyms
Calocoris fulvomaculatus.
references
Buhr (1965a), Roskam (2019a), Southwood & Leston (1959a), Wachmann, Melber & Deckert (2004a).