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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