Family Chrysomelidae Rank Species | Order Coleoptera Subfamily Synetinae | |
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Similar Syneta, Lochmaea caprea, Lochmaea, Gonioctena, Galerucella | ||
Syneta betulae is a species of beetle from the family of leaf beetles, subfamily Synetinae.
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Distribution
Distributed in the Fennoscandia and Siberia, as well as in Japan and China.
Description
The beetle is 5.4–7.5 millimetres (0.21–0.30 in) long. Body is elongated, pubescent, and brown. Paws and antenna are red coloured. The males is darker than the females, often completely dark brown. Pronotum narrower than elytron, its laterally marginal, with 3-4 sharp teeth and thickened anterior angles.
Environment
Syneta betulae feeds on various deciduous Trees, mainly birch leaves. The larva feeds on roots in soil.
References
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