Lachnaia italica

Lachnaia italica
L. italica ssp. italica
L. italica – Lateral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Lachnaia
Species: L. italica
Binomial name
Lachnaia italica
Weise, 1881

Lachnaia italica is a species of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Clytrinae.

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

References

  1. "Lachnaia (Lachnaia) italica Weise, 1881". 2.6.1. Fauna Europaea. May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
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