Cryptocephalus aureolus (lat.) - a species of leaf beetles ( Chrysomelidae ) from the subfamily of cryptocephalus ( Cryptocephalinae ).
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Ecology and habitats
Adult beetles feed on pollen from various plants, namely, butene ( Chaerophyllum ), many species of aster (Asteraceae) (for example, hawk ( Hieracium ), pasnick ( Hypochaeris ), culpa ( Leontodon ), Pilosella officinarum ), sunflowers ( Helianthemum ), and tuberria Tuberaria guttata ), multifolia ulcer ( Anthyllis vulneraria ), blood-red geranium ( Geranium sanguineum ), buttercup ( Ranunculus ), feminine rosehips ( Rosa pimpinellifolia ) and many species of herbaceous plants.
Subspecies
The species distinguishes four subspecies: [1]
- Cryptocephalus aureolus aureolus Suffrian, 1847
- Cryptocephalus aureolus illyricus Franz, 1949
- Cryptocephalus aureolus monticola Breit, 1918
- Cryptocephalus aureolus transcaucasicus Jacobson, 1898
Links
- BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK) Cryptocephalus aureolus Suffrian, 1847 (a leaf beetle)
Notes
- β BioLib Taxon profile - species Cryptocephalus aureolus Suffrian, 1847