Apteropeda orbiculata

Apteropeda orbiculata
Apteropeda orbiculata feeding on a flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Apteropeda
Species: A. orbiculata
Binomial name
Apteropeda orbiculata
(Marsham, 1802)
Synonyms
  • Chrysomela orbiculata Marsham, 1802
  • Haltica graminis Koch, 1803
  • Haltica hederae Illiger, 1807
  • Altica cilliata Olivier, 1808
  • Apteropeda orbiculata var. aurichalcea Weise, 1893
  • Apteropeda orbiculata var. coerulans Weise, 1893

Apteropeda orbiculata is a species of beetle in the Chrysomelidae family that can be found on the British isles, Denmark, France, Germany, Northern Spain, the Netherlands, Western Poland and Western Ukraine.[1] It is black coloured,[2] but can be also be green.[3]

Habitat

The species feeds on various plants, including Ajuga, Aster, Cirsium, Galeopsis, Linaria, Mullein, Plantago, Polyphagus, Primula, Rhinanthus, Scrophularia, Stachys, and Veronica species.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Distribution
  2. ↑ Colour
  3. ↑ Green colour
  4. ↑ Plants that the species eat
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