Caliroa cerasi (Linnaeus, 1758)
pearslug, cherryslug, slug sawdfly
on woody Rosaceae
Crataegus monogyna, Belgium, prov. Namur, Couvin, 6.ix.2008 © Stéphane Claerebout
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
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).