Hydrothassa hannoveriana
Hydrothassa hannoveriana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Chrysomelinae |
Genus: | Hydrothassa |
Species: | H. hannoveriana |
Binomial name | |
Hydrothassa hannoveriana Fabricius, 1775 | |
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Hydrothassa hannoveriana is a Europe species of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelinae
Description
Hydrothassa hannoveriana grows to 3.5 - 5.0mm in length and are dark metallic blue and orange-yellow or reddish in colour.[1] The elytra are coloured yellowish in median longitudinal strips.These elytral marks may fuse, especially at the rear in females; the median stripe may also be broken or absent.[1] The species may be confused with H. glabra or H. marginella.[1]
Habitat
It has various host plants, especially buttercups and marsh-marigolds.[2]
Distribution
H. hannoveriana have a scattered distribution in central and northern Europe.[3] In the United Kingdom it is designated as 'Nationally Scarce' and categorised by the IUCN criteria as 'vulnerabale'.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Hydrothassa hannoveriana (Fabricius, 1775)". Coleoptera.org. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
- ↑ "Hydrothassa hannoveriana". Database of Insects and their Food Plants (Biological Records Centre). Retrieved 2017-01-22.
- ↑ "Hydrothassa hannoveriana (Fabricius, 1775)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
- ↑ "Hydrothassa hannoveriana (Fabricius, 1775)". National Biodiversity Network. 2012–2013. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
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