Hypocassida subferruginea | |
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Hypocassida subferruginea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Hypocassida |
Species: | H. subferruginea
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Binomial name | |
Hypocassida subferruginea (Schrank, 1776)
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Synonyms | |
Hypocassida subferruginea is a species of leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
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]
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]
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.