Grass ladybug
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Grass ladybird ( Cynegetis impunctata ) |
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The grass ladybird or ocher-colored ladybird ( Cynegetis impunctata ) is a beetle from the ladybird family (Coccinellidae).
features
The beetles are about three to 4.5 millimeters long. Their body is very spherical and colored ocher brown. There are also dark specimens. They usually have no dots, but dotted specimens also appear.
Occurrence
The beetles live in damp meadows and in alluvial forests .
food
The beetles and larvae of the grass ladybird feed on plants polyphagously .
Taxonomy
The grass ladybird belongs to the tribe Epilachnini within the subfamily Coccinellinae .
literature
- Harde, Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer, The Central European Beetles , Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1
Web links
Commons : Grass Ladybug - Album with pictures, videos and audio files
