Orsodacne cerasi
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Orsodacnidae |
Genus: | Orsodacne |
Species: | O. cerasi
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Orsodacne cerasi | |
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Orsodacne cerasi is a species of leaf beetle in the family Orsodacnidae.[3]
Description
[edit]Orsodacne cerasi is pale orange in colour and measures 4.5–6.4 mm in length. Within the genus it is identified by having diffusely punctured elytra and being almost hairless.[3]
Habitat and lifecycle
[edit]Adult O. cerasi may be found in mixed or deciduous woodland.[3] They are active between the months of April and September and have been recorded feeding on a range of plants, favouring woody and herbaceous plants with white flowers, including: Syringa vulgaris, Heracleum sphondylium, Petroselinum spp., Aruncus dioicus, Crataegus monogyna, Filipendula ulmaria, Prunus avium, Prunus domestica, and Sorbus aucuparia.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology" (PDF). International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. March 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Bezděk, J. (2024). "Family ORSODACNIDAE C. G. Thomson, 1859". In Bezděk, J.; Sekerka, L. (eds.). Chrysomeloidea II (Orsodacnidae, Megalopodidae, Chrysomelidae) – Part 1. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 6/2/1 (Updated and Revised Second ed.). Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. pp. 169–170. doi:10.1163/9789004443303_003. ISBN 978-90-04-44330-3.
- ^ a b c Hubble, D. (2012). Keys to the adults of seed and leaf beetles of Britain and Ireland. Field Studies Council. p. 51.
- ^ "Orsodacne cerasi". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 24 August 2018.