Cryptocephalus virens is a cylindrical leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cryptocephalinae. The species was first described by Christian Wilhelm Ludwig Eduard Suffrian in 1847.
| Cryptocephalus virens | |
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| Cryptocephalus cf. virens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cryptocephalus |
| Species: | C. virens
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptocephalus virens Suffrian, 1847
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Description
editThe females are usually slightly larger than the males. The colour of the head, pronotum and elytra is metallic green in the females, while in males the elytra are usually metallic blue. Adult beetles live from May to June, feeding mainly on nectar of Asteraceae species.
Distribution
editThese beetles can be found in southern and central Europe from the Italian Alps and Bavaria to southern Poland, Russia, Turkey, the east Palearctic realm and the Near East. They prefer hilly and mountainous regions.
External links
edit- BioLib
- Fauna Europaea
- Synopsis of the Described Coleoptera of the World
- Insects.tamu.edu
- Coleoptera.ksib.pl
- Karoly Vig - Leaf beetle collection of the Mátra Museum
