Lomaspilis marginata (Linnaeus, 1758)

clouded border

on Populus, Salix (etc.?)

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Salicaceae, oligophagous

Populus alba, x canadensis, nigra tremula; Salix alba, aurita, caprea, cinerea & subsp. oleifolia, x fragilis, purpurea, viminalis.

Also reported from Fagus sylvatica; Juglans regia; Quercus.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

ei, larva, pupa

see Gomez de Aizpúrua, Lepiforum.

references

Dapporto (1998a), Ebert (ed., 2003a), Gomez de Aizpúrua (1987a), Jakšić (2018a), King & González-Estébanez (2015a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lepiforum (2021), Lévêque, Archaux & Faucheux (2012a).