Beetles Chrysomelidae - Leaf beetles
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| 4 September 2021 |
It is locally common throughout its range occurring in sparsely vegetated or lightly wooded areas on sandy soils where the host plants occur. Hosts are various aromatic Lamiaceae including Rosemary, Lavender and Thyme; both adults and larvae consume the foliage but the species is not generally considered a pest. Eggs are laid on the host foliage in late summer and larvae develop through the winter, pupating in the soil in the spring. The adults eclose after about three weeks and feed into early summer before an aestivation period during the warmest months. The first U.K. record was from Cheshire in 1963, it was then discovered at RHS Wisley in 1994 and has since spread rapidly; by 2002 it was widespread around London and it now occurs across the southeast, and there are scattered records through England, Wales and Southern Scotland. (UK Beetles)
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