Taxonomy
- Polyphaga
- Chrysomeloidea
- Chrysomelidae
- Crepidodera
- Crepidodera aurata
Common name
Willow Flea Beetle
Images
Source: Keith Edkins
Source: Roger Key
Description
Size: 2.5-3.3mm
Basic colour: Elytra bright metallic green, sometimes dark green, bronze, brassy, coppery, rarely bluish.
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Other colour forms: Sometimes
Pronotoum: Reddish, sometimes gold-green or brassy.
Leg colour: Orange-brown, hind femora dark.
Basic colour: Elytra bright metallic green, sometimes dark green, bronze, brassy, coppery, rarely bluish.
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Other colour forms: Sometimes
Pronotoum: Reddish, sometimes gold-green or brassy.
Leg colour: Orange-brown, hind femora dark.
Biology
Status: Widespread & common
Habitat: Various
Host plant: Willows, occasionally other trees
Overwintering: Adults under bark or in moss on logs.
Food: Adults on leaves, larvae on roots.
Habitat: Various
Host plant: Willows, occasionally other trees
Overwintering: Adults under bark or in moss on logs.
Food: Adults on leaves, larvae on roots.