Altica [Haltica] palustris (Weise 1888) (Family Chrysomelidae)


On Epilobium ciliatum

Couple on Epilobium hirsutum

Length: 2.8-4.3mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? Summer ? July - June
(Earliest: 21.4)

Biotopes:
Wet Meadows
Principal Food:
(Polyphagous)

Most Onagraceae
Other Food:
(Polyphagous)

Filipendula ulmaria

Euphrasia rostkoviana

Narthecium ossifragum

Calluna vulgaris
Possible Food:
(Polyphagous)

Vicia

Prunus
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae
Possible Predators:
Several Pentatomidae

Several Miridae

Several Vespidae

Plant Parasites of Europe: Altica palustris


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