Chaetocnema obesa (Boieldieu 1859) (Family Chrysomelidae)

Length: 2-2.8mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? April - July
(Earliest: 18.5)

Biotopes:
Wet Meadows

Pond Edge
Food:
(Larva)

Eleocharis palustris
Food:
(Larva)

Juncus

Carex
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae
Possible Predators:
Several Pentatomidae

Several Miridae

Several Vespidae

Plant Parasites of Europe: Chaetocnema obesa


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