Orsodacne cerasi | |
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Orsodacne cerasi | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Orsodacnidae |
Genus: | Orsodacne |
Species: | O. cerasi
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Binomial name | |
Orsodacne cerasi (Linnaeus 1758)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Orsodacne cerasi is a species of leaf beetle in the family Orsodacnidae. [2]
Orsodacne cerasi is pale orange in colour and measures 4.5–6.4 mm in length. Within the genus it is identified by having diffusely punctured elytra and being almost hairless. [2]
Adult O. cerasi may be found in mixed or deciduous woodland. [2] They are active between the months of April and September and have been recorded feeding on a range of plants, favouring woody and herbaceous plants with white flowers, including: Syringa vulgaris, Heracleum sphondylium, Petroselinum spp., Aruncus dioicus, Crataegus monogyna, Filipendula ulmaria, Prunus avium, Prunus domestica, and Sorbus aucuparia. [3]
Orsodacne cerasi | |
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Orsodacne cerasi | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Orsodacnidae |
Genus: | Orsodacne |
Species: | O. cerasi
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Binomial name | |
Orsodacne cerasi (Linnaeus 1758)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Orsodacne cerasi is a species of leaf beetle in the family Orsodacnidae. [2]
Orsodacne cerasi is pale orange in colour and measures 4.5–6.4 mm in length. Within the genus it is identified by having diffusely punctured elytra and being almost hairless. [2]
Adult O. cerasi may be found in mixed or deciduous woodland. [2] They are active between the months of April and September and have been recorded feeding on a range of plants, favouring woody and herbaceous plants with white flowers, including: Syringa vulgaris, Heracleum sphondylium, Petroselinum spp., Aruncus dioicus, Crataegus monogyna, Filipendula ulmaria, Prunus avium, Prunus domestica, and Sorbus aucuparia. [3]