Phratora vitellinae (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Chrysomelidae)


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Larvae

Length: 3.8-5.2mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
June
August
(7-14 Days)
(Earliest: 19.8)
(15-23 Days)
(14 Days) May - September
(Earliest: 9.5)
(Winter)

Protective Chemicals
Phenolics Salicylaldehyde

Biotopes:
Wet Forest

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Oligophagous)

Populus

Salix alba
Possible Food:
(Oligophagous)

Other Salix
Parasitoids:
Medina separata Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae
Predators:
Symmorphus bifasciatus Larva
Other Possible Predators:
Several Pentatomidae

Several Miridae

Several Vespidae

Nature Spot: Brassy Willow Beetle - Phratora vitellinae
InsektenBox: Kleiner Weidenblattkäfer
Plant Parasites of Europe: Phratora vitellinae


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