Orsodacne cerasi is a species of leaf beetle in the family Orsodacnidae.[2]
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| Orsodacne cerasi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Orsodacnidae |
| Genus: | Orsodacne |
| Species: | O. cerasi
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| Orsodacne cerasi (Linnaeus 1758)
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Description edit
Orsodacne cerasi is pale orange in colour and measures 4.5–6.4 mm in length. Within the genus it is identified by having diffusely punctured elytra and being almost hairless.[2]
Habitat and lifecycle edit
Adult O. cerasi may be found in mixed or deciduous woodland.[2] They are active between the months of April and September and have been recorded feeding on a range of plants, favouring woody and herbaceous plants with white flowers, including: Syringa vulgaris, Heracleum sphondylium, Petroselinum spp., Aruncus dioicus, Crataegus monogyna, Filipendula ulmaria, Prunus avium, Prunus domestica, and Sorbus aucuparia.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology" (PDF). International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. March 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ a b c Hubble, D. (2012). Keys to the adults of seed and leaf beetles of Britain and Ireland. Field Studies Council. p. 51.
- ^ "Orsodacne cerasi". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 24 August 2018.