Apteropeda orbiculata

Apteropeda orbiculata is a species of beetle in the Chrysomelidae family that can be found on the British Isles, Denmark, France, Germany, Northern Spain, the Netherlands, Western Poland and Western Ukraine.[1] It is black coloured,[2] but can also be green.[3]

Apteropeda orbiculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Chrysomeloidea
Family:
Chrysomelidae
Genus:
Apteropeda
Species:
A. orbiculata
Binomial name
Apteropeda orbiculata
(Marsham, 1802)
Synonyms
  • Chrysomela orbiculata Marsham, 1802
  • Haltica graminis Koch, 1803
  • Haltica hederae Illiger, 1807
  • Altica cilliata Olivier, 1808
  • Apteropeda orbiculata var. aurichalcea Weise, 1893
  • Apteropeda orbiculata var. coerulans Weise, 1893

Habitat

The species feeds on various plants, including Ajuga, Aster, Cirsium, Galeopsis, Linaria, Mullein, Plantago, Polyphagus, Primula, Rhinanthus, Scrophularia, Stachys, and Veronica species.[4]

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References
  1. Distribution
  2. Colour
  3. Green colour
  4. Plants that the species eat
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