Oedemera lurida (Marsham 1802) (Family Oedemeridae)


Couple

Length: 5-9mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? March - October
(Earliest: 14.5)

Deterrent Chemicals
Monoterpenoids Cantharidin

Biotopes:
Meadows

Wet Meadows
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous Stem Borer)

Eupatorium cannabinum

Senecio nemorensis
Food:
(Adult)

Several Asteraceae Pollen

Heracleum sphondylium Pollen

Geranium sylvaticum Pollen

Stellaria holostea Pollen

Bistorta officinalis Pollen

UK Beetles: Oedemera lurida
Nature Spot: Oedemera lurida
InsektenBox: Oedemera lurida


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