Galeruca tanaceti (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Chrysomelidae)

Length: 5.2-13mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
(Winter) April - June May - June June - October
(Earliest: 4.6)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Spruce Forest Edge
Food:
Several Asteraceae

Cardamine pratensis

Sinapis arvensis

Stellaria graminea

Stellaria holostea

Succisa pratensis
Possible Food:
Cerastium

Veronica
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae
Possible Predators:
Several Pentatomidae

Several Miridae

Several Vespidae

UK Beetles: Galeruca tanaceti
Nature Spot: Galeruca tanaceti
InsektenBox: Rainfarnblattkäfer
Plant Parasites of Europe: Galeruca tanaceti


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