Hypocassida subferruginea
Hypocassida subferruginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Chrysomeloidea
Family:
Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:
Cassidinae
Tribe:
Cassidini
Genus:
Hypocassida
Species:
H. subferruginea
Binomial name
Hypocassida subferruginea
(Schrank, 1776)
Synonyms
  • Cassida subferruginea (Schrank, 1776) [1][2]

Hypocassida subferruginea is a species of leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.

Description

Hypocassida subferruginea can reach a length of 4.5–6.3 millimetres (0.18–0.25 in). The basic colour of the body is yellowish or reddish-brown, with light metallic reflection and blackish basal margin of the pronotum.[3]

Ecology

Main larval host plants are in the family Convolvulaceae, especially field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) and larger bindweed (Calystegia sepium),[4] but these polyphagous larvae feed also on common yarrow (Achillea millefolium). Adults occur from April to September.[5]

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in most of European countries, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near East, and in North Africa.[6] It mainly occurs in field margins and wetlands.

References

  1. ↑ Biolib
  2. ↑ SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD
  3. ↑ Beetles in Great Britain
  4. ↑ "Hypocassida subferruginea". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  5. ↑ Commanster
  6. ↑ Fauna Europaea


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