Galerucella lineola

Galerucella lineola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Genus: Galerucella
Species: G. lineola
Binomial name
Galerucella lineola
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Adimonia verna Laicharting, 1781
  • Crioceris lineola Fabricius, 1781
  • Galeruca maculicornis Faldermann, 1837

Galerucella lineola is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.

Description

Galerucella lineola can reach a length of 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in). The body is almost cylindrical. The basic color is brownish-yellow with a darker spot on the pronotum and on the elytra. The antennae are black. It has a black underside. The legs are slightly lighter. The larvae are gray-white to brownish and resemble small caterpillars.

Food plants include Salix alba (White Willow), Salix viminalis, Salix caprea, Salix pentandra, Salix cinerea, Salix myrsinifolia, Salix fragilis, Populus nigra (Salicaceae), Corylus avellana (Corylaceae), Alnus glutinosa, Betula pendula, Alnus incana (Betulaceae).

These beetles are considered a pest and can in some years do great damage to the foliage gnawing holes in the leaves.

Distribution

This species is widespread in the Palaearctic ecozone from Ireland to Japan, in the Near East and in North Africa.

Habitat

Galerucella lineola can be found along the banks of watercourses, ponds and lakes, from lowlands up to foothills.

Subspecies

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