Cynegetis impunctata is a species of ladybird native to continental Europe. In Germany it is known as the grass ladybird, unspotted ladybird or ochre ladybird.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Cynegetis |
| Species: | C. impunctata
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| Cynegetis impunctata (Linnaeus, 1767)
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Description
editThe adult beetles are about 3 to 4.5 mm long, strongly domed and ochre-brown in colour. There are usually no spots, but some specimens have spots or may be darker in colour.
Habitat
editDiet
editAdults and larvae are vegetarian and polyphagous, on grasses such as couch-grass (Elymus repens), false oat-grass (Arrhenatherum elatius) and reed canary-grass (Phalaris arundinacea).[1][2]
Distribution
editIt is found in Austria, Belgium, non-alpine Germany, Norway, Poland, Sweden and less frequently in other countries.[1][3][4] As of 2012 it is not reported from the British Isles.
Literature
edit- Harde, Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer, Die mitteleuropäischen Käfer, Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1
References
edit- ^ a b "Ungepunkteter/Ockerfarbener Marienkäfer". Nature in North Rhine-Westphalia. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
- ^ Gilles San Martin. "Feeding marks of Cynegetis impunctata on Phalaris arundinacea". flickr. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
- ^ "Onbestippeld lieveheersbeestje". Stippen. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
- ^ "Species: Cynegetis impunctata". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2012-07-02.[permanent dead link]
External links
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Media related to Cynegetis impunctata at Wikimedia Commons