Neocrepidodera ferruginea

Neocrepidodera ferruginea is a species of beetle from the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in all of Europe.[1]

Neocrepidodera ferruginea
Neocrepidodera ferruginea 2,9 mm (2,4-4 mm)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Chrysomelidae
Genus:
Neocrepidodera
Species:
N. ferruginea
Binomial name
Neocrepidodera ferruginea
(Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Chrysomela ferruginea Scopoli, 1763

Description and habitat

The species are brown coloured. The species lives in meadows, and has numerous predators, such as larvae of Ichneumonidae, Braconidae and sometimes Pentatomidae species. The species feeds on different kinds of Poaceae and Asteraceae and have also been recorded on Cirsium, Trifolium, Urtica dioica and Vicia.[2]

References
  1. "Neocrepidodera ferruginea (Scopoli, 1763". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. "Description and habitat". Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
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