Plateumaris discolor (Panzer 1795) (Family Chrysomelidae)
Length: 6.5-9mm
Biotopes: |
Wet Meadows |
Peat Bogs and Mires |
Food: (Larva) |
Eriophorum angustifolium |
Possible Food: (Larva) |
Carex |
Glyceria |
Food: (Adult) |
Comarum palustre Pollen |
Cardamine pratensis Pollen |
Dactylorhiza maculata Pollen |
Possible Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Several Braconidae Larvae |
Several Tachinidae Larvae |
Possible Predators: |
Several Pentatomidae |
Several Miridae |
Several Vespidae |
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Plateumaris discolor
Pictures © 2003, 2006 J.K. Lindsey
Caution
Back to
Ecology of Commanster