Oreina cacaliae
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Oreina |
Species: | O. cacaliae
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Binomial name | |
Oreina cacaliae (Schrank, 1785)
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Oreina cacaliae is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.
Subspecies
[edit]- Oreina cacaliae albanica (Müller G., 1948)
- Oreina cacaliae barii (Schatzmayr, 1943)
- Oreina cacaliae bohemica (Weise, 1889)
- Oreina cacaliae cacaliae (Schrank, 1785)
- Oreina cacaliae dinarica (Apfelbeck, 1912)
- Oreina cacaliae magistrettii (Schatzmayr, 1941)
- Oreina cacaliae marani (Fassati, 1961)
- Oreina cacaliae senecionis (Schummel, 1843)
- Oreina cacaliae senilis (K. Daniel, 1903)
- Oreina cacaliae tristis (Fabricius, 1792)
Description
[edit]Oreina cacaliae can reach a length of 9–10 millimetres (0.35–0.39 in). Elytra are bright metallic bluish or greenish, with darker longitudinal stripes. The main host plants are Adenostyles alliariae and Petasites paradoxus.
Distribution
[edit]This broad-shouldered leaf beetle can be found in Europe (Alps, Sudetes, Carpathian Mountains).
Habitat
[edit]Oreina cacaliae prefers middle and high mountain areas, at an elevation up to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level.
References
[edit]- Biolib
- Fauna Europaea
- Kalberer NM, Turlings TC, Rahier M. Attraction of a leaf beetle (Oreina cacaliae) to damaged host plants
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