Phratora vitellinae
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Phratora vitellinae , also known as the small willow leaf beetle , is a beetle belonging tothe leaf beetle family and the subfamily Chrysomelinae .
features
The beetles are 3.5–5 mm long. They have an elongated oval shape. Their coloring is variable. They are usually shiny metallic bronze. There are also metallic copper or bluish colors, rarely shimmering black. The short antennae do not reach half the body length. The sides of the pronotum are almost parallel, barely noticeably tapering towards the front. The wing covers show a weak shoulder bulge. Several rows of dots run lengthways across the wing covers. The wing covers are less regularly dotted on the sides.
distribution
The species is widespread and quite common in the Palearctic . It occurs in Scandinavia and even in Iceland . Phratora vitellinae is also found in the British Isles .
Way of life
The adult beetles are usually seen between May and September. Larvae and adults feed on the leaves of willows ( Salix ) and poplars ( Populus ), especially aspens .
Taxonomy
The following synonyms can be found in the literature :
- Chrysomela vitellinae Linnaeus , 1758
- Gonioctena atrovirens Markovic , 1909
- Phratora angusticollis Motschulsky , 1860
- Phratora latipennis Motschulsky , 1860
- Phyllodecta vitellinae ( Linnaeus , 1758)
Similar species
- Blue willow leaf beetle ( Phratora vulgatissima ) - shimmering blue
Web links
- www.kerbtier.de
- Phratora vitellinae at www.kaefer-der-welt.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Jiři Zahradnik, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al .: Käfer Central and Northwestern Europe. Parey, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g Heinz Freude, Karl Wilhelm Harde, Gustav Adolf Lohse (ed.): Die Käfer Mitteleuropas . tape 9 . Cerambycidae Chrysomelidae . Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-8274-0683-8 , pp. 189 ff . (First edition: Goecke & Evers, Krefeld 1966).
- ↑ a b c Arved Lompe: Beetle of Europe - Phratora . www.coleo-net.de. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ a b Brassy Willow Beetle - Phratora vitellinae . www.naturespot.org.uk. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ Phratora (Phratora) vitellinae (Linnaeus, 1758) at Flora Europaea. Retrieved August 10, 2018
- ↑ Phratora vitellinae . www.biolib.cz. Retrieved August 10, 2018.