Charanyca ferruginea (Esper, 1785)

brown rustic

on herbs

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Chondrilla juncea; Digitalis purpurea; Erigeron; Fragaria; Geranium pratense; Geum urbanum; Lactuca sativa; Linaria vulgaris; Plantago major; Polygonum; Rubus fruticosus, idaeus; Rumex; Securigera varia; Senecio vulgaris; Stellaria media; Verbascum; Vicia; Viola.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Dolinskaya, Lepiforum.

synonyms

Rusina ferruginea.

references

Adolph, Kortstock, Niehoff & Schweitzer (2019a), Dolinskaya (2011a), Ebert (ed., 1997b), Lepiforum (2021).