Taxonomy
- Polyphaga
- Chrysomeloidea
- Chrysomelidae
- Cryptocephalus
- Cryptocephalus aureolus
Images
Source: Roger Key
Description
Size: 5.5-7.8mm
Basic colour: Metallic green or blue
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: As basic colour
Confusion species: Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis
Basic colour: Metallic green or blue
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: As basic colour
Confusion species: Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis
Biology
Status: Widespread but Scarce (Notable B)
Habitat: Various, but especially lightly grazed grassland.
Host plant: Various, usually yellow flowers, sometimes other plants.
Overwintering: Unknown
Food: Adults feed on pollen of host plants.
Other notes: Longer (usually) and with coarser pronotal punctures than the similar C. hypochaeridis.
Habitat: Various, but especially lightly grazed grassland.
Host plant: Various, usually yellow flowers, sometimes other plants.
Overwintering: Unknown
Food: Adults feed on pollen of host plants.
Other notes: Longer (usually) and with coarser pronotal punctures than the similar C. hypochaeridis.