Taxonomy
- Polyphaga
- Chrysomeloidea
- Chrysomelidae
- Cryptocephalus
- Cryptocephalus labiatus
Description
Size: 2.0-2.8mm
Basic colour: Shiny black.
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: Black
Leg colour: Yellowish, but with femora, tibiae and tarsi at least partly dark brown or black.
Confusion species: Cryptocephalus exiguus
, Confusion species: Cryptocephalus querceti
Basic colour: Shiny black.
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: Black
Leg colour: Yellowish, but with femora, tibiae and tarsi at least partly dark brown or black.
Confusion species: Cryptocephalus exiguus
, Confusion species: Cryptocephalus querceti
Biology
Status: Common and widespread.
Habitat: Various
Host plant: Various
Overwintering: Development from egg to adult takes about one year.
Food: Usually birch leaves, also pollen and the leaves of other plants.
Other notes: Similar to the rarer C. querceti and C. exiguus.
Habitat: Various
Host plant: Various
Overwintering: Development from egg to adult takes about one year.
Food: Usually birch leaves, also pollen and the leaves of other plants.
Other notes: Similar to the rarer C. querceti and C. exiguus.