Cryptocephalus moraei | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Cryptocephalus |
Species: | C. moraei
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Binomial name | |
Cryptocephalus moraei (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Cryptocephalus moraei is a species of beetle from the genus Cryptocephalus. [1] [2] The species was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.
This leaf beetle is 3 to 5 mm in size. The front parts of the antenna are bicoloured black-brown, but turns fully black. The head of the males are yellow, while the females have a black head with two yellow dots. The Prothorax is black with a yellow smudge against the rear corners. The Elytra contain rows with robust points, mostly black but again with a yellow stain at the end. The legs are reddish-brown. The species can be observed from May to August and feeds on species from the Hypericum genus. [3]
Cryptocephalus moraei has been recorded across Europe, both in scholarly articles and citizen science efforts. [4]
Media related to
Cryptocephalus moraei at Wikimedia Commons
Cryptocephalus moraei | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Cryptocephalus |
Species: | C. moraei
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Binomial name | |
Cryptocephalus moraei (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Cryptocephalus moraei is a species of beetle from the genus Cryptocephalus. [1] [2] The species was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.
This leaf beetle is 3 to 5 mm in size. The front parts of the antenna are bicoloured black-brown, but turns fully black. The head of the males are yellow, while the females have a black head with two yellow dots. The Prothorax is black with a yellow smudge against the rear corners. The Elytra contain rows with robust points, mostly black but again with a yellow stain at the end. The legs are reddish-brown. The species can be observed from May to August and feeds on species from the Hypericum genus. [3]
Cryptocephalus moraei has been recorded across Europe, both in scholarly articles and citizen science efforts. [4]
Media related to
Cryptocephalus moraei at Wikimedia Commons