Kingdom Animalia Suborder Chrysomeloidea Genus Apteropeda Rank Species | Class Insecta Family Chrysomelidae Phylum Arthropoda Order Beetle | |
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Similar Beetle, Altica lythri, Hippuriphila modeeri, Chaetocnema hortensis, Neocrepidodera ferruginea | ||
Apteropeda orbiculata is a species of beetle in the Chrysomelidae family that can be found on the British isles, Denmark, France, Germany, Northern Spain, the Netherlands, Western Poland and Western Ukraine. It is black coloured, but can be also be green.
Habitat
The species feeds on various plants, including Ajuga, Aster, Cirsium, Galeopsis, Linaria, Mullein, Plantago, Polyphagus, Primula, Rhinanthus, Scrophularia, Stachys, and Veronica species.
References
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