Neocrepidodera ferruginea is a species of beetle from the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in all of Europe.[1]
| Neocrepidodera ferruginea | |
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| Neocrepidodera ferruginea 2,9 mm (2,4-4 mm) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
| Tribe: | Alticini |
| Genus: | Neocrepidodera |
| Species: | N. ferruginea
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| Binomial name | |
| Neocrepidodera ferruginea ( Scopoli, 1763)
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Description and habitat
editThe species are brown coloured. The species lives in meadows, and has numerous predators, such as larvae of Ichneumonidae, Braconidae and sometimes Pentatomidae species. The species feeds on different kinds of Poaceae and Asteraceae and have also been recorded on Cirsium, Trifolium, Urtica dioica and Vicia.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Neocrepidodera ferruginea (Scopoli, 1763". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ "Description and habitat". Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2012-02-23.