| Plagiodera versicolora | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Plagiodera |
| Species: | P. versicolora
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| Binomial name | |
| Plagiodera versicolora
Laicharting, 1781
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Plagiodera versicolora is a species of leaf beetle (subfamily Chrysomelinae) in the genus Plagiodera. [1]
Description
Plagiodera versicolora grows to 2.5 - 4.8 mm in length and is metallic blue or green, occasionally purplish to black in colour. [2]
Habitat
Plagiodera versicolora lives in various habitats, but usually near water. [2] Adults feed on leaves and pollen of willow and poplar trees, especially Salix fragilis ('crack willow'). [2] [3] It is predated by the shieldbug Zicrona caerulea, several ladybird species and the larva of a hoverfly ( Parasyrphus sp.).
Life cycle
Adults overwinter under logs, loose bark and among vegetable litter near the host plant and become active during April. [4] Fully developed larvae may be found from June onwards and pupation occurs under the leaves of the host plant. [4] Freshly emerged adults occur from mid-July and fly in hot weather, occasionally found far from their hosts, especially along river margins. [4]
Distribution
It is fairly common in central and southern England, with scattered records from Wales and Ireland and no records from Scotland. [2] It has been introduced in North America. [5]
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Larva and adults
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References
- ^ "Plagiodera Dejean, 1837". National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ a b c d "Plagiodera versicolora (Laicharting, 1781)". Coleoptera.org. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ Hubble, David (2012). Keys to the Adults of Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland. Field Studies Council. p. 52. ISBN 9781908819086.
- ^ a b c "Plagiodera versicolora (Laicharting, 1781)". Watford Coleopter Group. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ Bugguide.net. Species Plagiodera versicolora - Imported Willow Leaf Beetle
External links
- List of references for Plagiodera versicolora (Laicharting, 1781) at Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Media related to
Plagiodera versicolora at Wikimedia Commons
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| Plagiodera versicolora | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Plagiodera |
| Species: | P. versicolora
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| Binomial name | |
| Plagiodera versicolora
Laicharting, 1781
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Plagiodera versicolora is a species of leaf beetle (subfamily Chrysomelinae) in the genus Plagiodera. [1]
Description
Plagiodera versicolora grows to 2.5 - 4.8 mm in length and is metallic blue or green, occasionally purplish to black in colour. [2]
Habitat
Plagiodera versicolora lives in various habitats, but usually near water. [2] Adults feed on leaves and pollen of willow and poplar trees, especially Salix fragilis ('crack willow'). [2] [3] It is predated by the shieldbug Zicrona caerulea, several ladybird species and the larva of a hoverfly ( Parasyrphus sp.).
Life cycle
Adults overwinter under logs, loose bark and among vegetable litter near the host plant and become active during April. [4] Fully developed larvae may be found from June onwards and pupation occurs under the leaves of the host plant. [4] Freshly emerged adults occur from mid-July and fly in hot weather, occasionally found far from their hosts, especially along river margins. [4]
Distribution
It is fairly common in central and southern England, with scattered records from Wales and Ireland and no records from Scotland. [2] It has been introduced in North America. [5]
Gallery
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Plagiodera versicolora
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Larva and adults
References
- ^ "Plagiodera Dejean, 1837". National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ a b c d "Plagiodera versicolora (Laicharting, 1781)". Coleoptera.org. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ Hubble, David (2012). Keys to the Adults of Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland. Field Studies Council. p. 52. ISBN 9781908819086.
- ^ a b c "Plagiodera versicolora (Laicharting, 1781)". Watford Coleopter Group. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ Bugguide.net. Species Plagiodera versicolora - Imported Willow Leaf Beetle
External links
- List of references for Plagiodera versicolora (Laicharting, 1781) at Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Media related to
Plagiodera versicolora at Wikimedia Commons
| Authority control databases: National |
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