Lachnaia italica

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

Lachnaia italica
L. italica ssp. italica
L. italica – Lateral view
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L. italica
Binomial name
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)

References

  1. "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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