Arge ustulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Betula, Salix
Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Meerhout, 6.viii.2011 © Carina Van Steenwinkel
parasite
Eggs are deposited one by one in the leaf margin, recognisable as a series of oviposition scars. The larvae live freely on the leaves.
host plants
Betulaceae, Salicaceae, restricted polyphagous
Betula pendula, pubescens; Salix alba, aurita, caprea, cinerea, x fragilis.
According to Beneš (2013a) ao also Crataegus.
distribution within Europe
parasitoids, predators
notes
Might be a complex of species.
references
Beneš (2013a, 2014b), Beneš & Holuša (2015a), Benson (1961a), Buhr (1965a), Burggraaf-van Nierop & van Achterberg (1990a), (Haris, 2012a), Hoop (1983a), Liston (1996b), Macek (2012c), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2000a), Roskam (2019a), Schwarz (2004a), Stritt (1952a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank, ao (1998a).