Crepidodera aurata

Crepidodera aurata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Crepidodera
Species: C. aurata
Binomial name
Crepidodera aurata
Marsham, 1802
Synonyms
  • Chrysomela aurata Marsham, 1802)
  • Haltica pulchella (Stephens, 1834)
  • Chalcoides aureola (Foudras, 1860)
  • Haltica versicolor (Kutschera, 1860)
  • Chalcoides aurata var. unicolor (Westhoff, 1881)
  • Chalcoides aurata ab. nigra (Klenka, 1914)
  • Chalcoides aurata var. subunicolor (Pic, 1918)

Crepidodera aurata also known as willow flea beetle,[1] is a species of flea beetles from the Chrysomelidae family, described by Marsham in 1802. It can be found in Palearctic region and to the east of Korea.[2] Can be found in Wales.[3]

Description

Adult species length is 2.5–2.5 millimetres (0.098–0.098 in), and is oval.[4] Males of the species are black coloured, while females are green. Both have orange legs and antennas.[5]

Habitat and ecology

Can be found in every place where the willow is growing. They hibernate under barks or debris, and can be found under logs and mud. The species live 8–9 months. They are active during spring, precisely, in May, and can be found on the ground where the tree have started throwing its buds. From May to June the species can be seen on poplars and willows, whose leaves they feed on, by leaving round holes. The species are mature in 7–8 months from birth. Starting from June to August the beetles start mating. The females lay their eggs on the leaves of plants that the recently fed on. The eggs colour is yellow, and are spindle-like. The larvae is hatching in summer, with the size of 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in) in length, black coloured, and in resemblance of a slug. The larvae feeds on the same plants that their previous generation used to feed on. The larvae becomes adult in three months, and the cycle continues from that point.[6]

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