Taxonomy
- Polyphaga
- Chrysomeloidea
- Chrysomelidae
- Podagrica
- Podagrica fuscicornis
Description
Size: 3-6mm
Basic colour: Dark blue or bluish-green; rarely slightly metallic.
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Other colour forms: Rare
Pronotoum: Reddish (as is the head)
Leg colour: Yellowish to pale brown, occasionally red-brown with dark femora
Basic colour: Dark blue or bluish-green; rarely slightly metallic.
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Other colour forms: Rare
Pronotoum: Reddish (as is the head)
Leg colour: Yellowish to pale brown, occasionally red-brown with dark femora
Western Palaearctic, including North Africa.
Biology
Status: Local, mainly in southern & eastern England; rare in Wales, not recorded from Scotland or Ireland. Scarce (Notable B)
Habitat: Various
Host plant: Various Malvaceae (mallows)
Overwintering: Probably as larvae inside mallow roots
Food: Adults on leaves, larvae at roots
Other notes: In France, parasitised by the microsporidian Microsporidium sp.
Habitat: Various
Host plant: Various Malvaceae (mallows)
Overwintering: Probably as larvae inside mallow roots
Food: Adults on leaves, larvae at roots
Other notes: In France, parasitised by the microsporidian Microsporidium sp.
Articles
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(2001), An infestation of Podagrica fuscicornis (Linnaeus) (Chrysomelidae) on cultivated Malvaceae The Coleopterist 10(2):50