FOOD PREFERENCE OF CHRYSOLINA FASTUOSA ADULTS (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE)

Bozsik, András (2014) FOOD PREFERENCE OF CHRYSOLINA FASTUOSA ADULTS (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE). ACTA ZOOLOGICA HUNGARICA, 60 (3). pp. 239-245. ISSN 0236-7130

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Abstract

Chrysolina fastuosa (Scopoli, 1763) is a widely distributed chrysomelid beetle in Europe. According to the literature C. fastuosa has been found in association with Lamiaceae plants such as Ballota nigra L., Galeopsis pubescens Besser, Lamium album L. and Urtica dioica L. (Urticaceae). Host plants have been referred often merely on plant genus level and many authors listed host plants for C. fastuosa which taxonomically differed significantly from one another. In spite of many references which mention consumption and/or association of Ch. fastuosa on stinging nettle, the author has almost never observed the beetle on Urtica species. This paper presents results of two laboratory experiments showing feeding preference of C. fastuosa adults concerning some Lamiaceae (B. nigra, Lamium purpureum L. and Lamium amplexicaule L.) but not on U. dioica. B. nigra seems to be one of the most preferable host plant species under natural and experimental conditions.

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