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Crepidodera nitidula

Taxonomy

  • Polyphaga
  • Chrysomeloidea
  • Chrysomelidae
  • Crepidodera
  • Crepidodera nitidula

Description

Size: 3-4.2mm
Basic colour: Elytra blue or bluish-green
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: Golden or golden-green
Leg colour: Orange; hind femora darkened

Biology

Status: Scarce (Notable B)
Habitat: Woodland and other locations with young aspen trees (e.g. commons)
Host plant: Poplars and aspen (especially saplings), sometimes other trees.
Overwintering: As adults
Food: Adults on leaves, larvae on roots of poplars/aspen

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Crepidodera fulvicornis

Taxonomy

  • Polyphaga
  • Chrysomeloidea
  • Chrysomelidae
  • Crepidodera
  • Crepidodera fulvicornis

Description

Size: 2.5-3.5mm
Basic colour: Usually pale brilliant green bordered with blue, golden-green or copper/bronze; sometimes dark blue, or with blue to blue-green pronotum or elytra.
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Other colour forms: Sometimes
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: Orange-red, hind femora darkened.

Biology

Status: Common and widespread
Habitat: Anywhere with willows
Host plant: Willows, sometimes poplars/aspen, occasionally other trees
Overwintering: Adults hibernate in grass tussocks, under bark or in moss on willows
Food: Adults on leaves (and possibly tree pollen), larvae at roots.

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Chrysolina coerulans

Taxonomy

  • Polyphaga
  • Chrysomeloidea
  • Chrysomelidae
  • Chrysolina
  • Chrysolina coerulans

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Chaetocnema subcoerulea

Taxonomy

  • Polyphaga
  • Chrysomeloidea
  • Chrysomelidae
  • Chaetocnema
  • Chaetocnema subcoerulea

Description

Size: 1.8-2.2mm
Basic colour: Dark blue, rarely greenish or black.
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Other colour forms: Rare
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: Femora black with faint metallic reflection; tibiae and tarsi usually brownish.

Palaearctic

Biology

Status: Scarce (Notable B), mainly in the southernmost counties of England.
Habitat: Various wet habitats
Host plant: Rushes and sedges
Overwintering: Adults hibernate in grass tussocks and Sphagnum.
Food: Unknown, though adults assumed to be leaf-feeders

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