Apteropeda globosa

Apteropeda globosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Apteropeda
Species: A. globosa
Binomial name
Apteropeda globosa
(Illiger, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Altica globosa Illiger, 1794
  • Haltica conglomerata Illiger, 1807
  • Haltica globus Duftschmid, 1825
  • Apteropeda nigroaenea Weidenbach, 1859
  • Apteropeda majuscula Foudras, 1860[1]

Apteropeda globosa is a species of flea beetle in the Chrysomelidae family that can be found in Benelux, Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,[2] Austria, British isles, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, northern Italy, southwestern Poland, Spain, and Western Ukraine.[1] It is green coloured,[3]

Habitat

The species feeds on various Lamiaceae and Veronica species.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Synonyms and distribution
  2. ↑ "Apteropeda globosa (Illiger, 1794)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Colour
  4. ↑ Plants that the species eat


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