Cladius pectinicornis (Geoffroy, 1785)
bristly rose slug
on Rosa, Fragaria
Rosa, Belgium, Gent, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, 18.vi.2022 © Marina Dhondt
gall
oviposition scars on the petioles. The bristly hairy larvae free at the undersides of the leaves.
hostplants
Rosaceae, oligophagous
Alchemilla vulgaris; Comarum palustre; Filipendula ulmaria; Fragaria; Rosa canina; Sanguisorba minor, officinalis.
References to Lamium galeobdolon (Lamiaceae) are less likely.
phenology
Bivoltine.
distribution within Europe
larva
See Prous ao, Vicidomini & Russo.
synonyms
Cladius difformis (Panzer, 1799); Cladius isomerus Norton, 1861.
parasitoids, predators
Dibrachys fuscicornis; Tetrastichus hylotomarum.
references
Aguiar, Cravo & Gonçalves (2017a), Anagnou–Veroniki, Papaioannou–Souliotis, Karanstasi & Giannopolitis (2008a), Benson (1958a), Buhr (1965a), Gyurkovics & Haris (2012a), Hoop (1983a), Lorenz & Kraus (1957a), Liston & Späth (2005a), Macek (2012a), Prous, Liston, Kramp, ao (2019a), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2000a), Riddiford & Liston (2016a), Schedl (2003a, 2011a), Standfuss, Liston, Standfuss & Jansen (2010a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank, ao (1998a), Vicidomini & Russo (2007a), Zwakhals & Blommers (2022a).