Lachnaia italica
Lachnaia italica is a species of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Clytrinae.
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| L. italica ssp. italica | |
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| L. italica – Lateral view | |
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| Species: | L. italica |
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| Lachnaia italica Weise, 1881 | |
This species is found in Italy, France, and Slovenia.[1]
These beetles are 75–10 millimetres (2.95–0.39 in) long, the head and pronotum are black, the elytra are bright yellow-orange, with six black dots.
Adults mainly feeds on Rosaceae (Rubus) and Fagaceae (Quercus) species. Larvae live in nests of red wood ant (Formica rufa), feeding on vegetable refuses.
Subspecies
- Lachnaia italica italica (Weise, 1881)
- Lachnaia italica occidentalis (Grasso, 1963)
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References
- "Lachnaia (Lachnaia) italica Weise, 1881". 2.6.1. Fauna Europaea. May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- Horn A., 1951 - Verzeichnis der Kafer Mitteleuropas (Deutschland, Osterreich, Tschechoslovakei) mit kurzen funistischen Angaben - A. Keren Verlag, Stuttgart
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