Apteropeda orbiculata
Apteropeda orbiculata | |
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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) | |
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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
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