Brassicogethes [Meligethes] viridescens (Fabricius 1787) (Family Nitidulidae)

Length: 2-2.9mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
(12 Days) (27-30 Days) (15-22 Days) May - August
(Earliest: 25.5)
(Winter)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)

Sinapis arvensis
Food:
(Adult)

Tanacetum vulgare Pollen

Lysimachia vulgaris Pollen

Heracleum sphondylium Pollen
Parasitoids:
Brachyserphus parvulus Larva

UK Beetles: Brassicogethes viridescens
Plant Parasites of Europe: Brassicogethes viridescens


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