Taxonomy
- Polyphaga
- Chrysomeloidea
- Chrysomelidae
- Longitarsus
- Longitarsus anchusae
Images
Source: Lech Borowiec
Description
Size: 1.5-2.4mm
Basic colour: Shiny black
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: As basic colour
Confusion species: Longitarsus luridus
Basic colour: Shiny black
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: As basic colour
Confusion species: Longitarsus luridus
Western Palaearctic
Biology
Status: Widely scattered in England, small numbers of old records from Scotland and Ireland, none from Wales. Scarce (Notable B); appears to have contracted from a range that extended further north (including Cumbria and Scotland).
Habitat: Various
Host plant: Various Boraginaceae
Overwintering: Probably as adults
Food: Adults on leaves, larvae at roots
Other notes: Similar to the dark form of L. luridus
Habitat: Various
Host plant: Various Boraginaceae
Overwintering: Probably as adults
Food: Adults on leaves, larvae at roots
Other notes: Similar to the dark form of L. luridus