Rhacognathus punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

heather shieldbug

on Calluna, etc.

parasite

Larvae and adults are predators of Chrysomelidae (both larvae and adults), including the heather beetle, Lochmaea suturalis.

host plants

Ericaceae, ± monophagous

Calluna vulgaris.

Also Alnus; Betula; Salix (Rabitsch).

distribution within Europe

PESI (2022).

references

Bantock (2018a), Nelson, Hermes & Aukema (2015a), Rabitsch (2005a), Ramsay (2013a), Schubert (2007a).