Elasmucha ferrugata (Fabricius, 1787)

bilberry shield bug

on Vaccinium, etc.

parasite

Larvae and adults at the leaves and berries.

host plants

polyphagous

Crataegus rhipidophylla; Lonicera xylosteum; Prunus spinosa; Ribes alpinum, rubrum, uva-crispa; Rosa canina; Rubus fruticosus, idaeus; Vaccinium myrtillus.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

references

Aukema, Heijerman & Kalkman (2016a), Bantock (2016a, 2018a), Devillers & Lupoli (2016a), Dusoulier & Mouquet (2007a), Hemala & Hanzlík (2015a), Lis (1989a), Ribes (1989a), Strawiński (1951a).