Clytra quadripunctata
Clytra quadripunctata | |
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Clytra quadripunctata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Cryptocephalinae |
Genus: | Clytra |
Species: | C. quadripunctata |
Binomial name | |
Clytra quadripunctata Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Clytra quadripunctata is a species of leaf beetle in the subfamily Cryptocephalinae. It's common name is Four spotted leaf beetle. It inhabits the western Palearctic region from the north of Spain to Mongolia.
Feeding
This species of beetle feeds on the leaves of various plants, including: Dactylis glomerata, Pteridium aquilinum, hawthorn (Crataegus), blackthorn (Prunus), willow (Salix), birch (Betula) and oak (Quercus).[1]
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