Elasmucha ferrugata (Fabricius, 1787)

bilberry shield bug

on Vaccinium, etc.

parasite

Larvae and adults at the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Crataegus; Lonicera; Rosa canina; Rubus fruticosus, idaeus; Vaccinium myrtillus.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

references

Bantock (2016a, 2018a).