Caliroa cerasi (Linnaeus, 1758)

pearslug, cherryslug, slug sawdfly

on woody Rosaceae

Calliroa cerasi: larva on Crataegus monogyna

Crataegus monogyna, Belgium, prov. Namur, Couvin, 6.ix.2008 © Stéphane Claerebout

Calliroa cerasi: larva on Crataegus monogyna

larva, frontal

parasite

Larvae free on the leaves.

host plants

Rosaceae, oligophagous

Amelanchier lamarckii; Cotoneaster; Crataegus monogyna, sanguinea; Cydonia oblonga; Malus; Mespilus germanica; Prunus cerasus, domestica, dulcis, padus, persica, serrulata, spinosa; Pyrus communis; Rosa canina; Rubus; Sorbus aucuparia.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

synonyms

Caliroa limacina (Retzius, 1783).

references

Aguiar, Cravo & Gonçalves (2017a), Braggion (2013a), Chevin (1974a), Hoop (1983a), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2000a), Savina & Chevin (2012a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank, ao (1998a).