Lachnaia italica

Lachnaia italica

''Lachnaia italica'' is a species of ''short-horned leaf beetles'' belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Clytrinae. This species is found in Italy, France, and Slovenia.
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Appearance

These beetles are 75–10 millimetres long, the head and pronotum are black, the elytra are bright yellow-orange, with six black dots.

Naming

*''Lachnaia italica italica''
⤷ ''Lachnaia italica occidentalis''

Food

Adults mainly feeds on Rosaceae and Fagaceae species. Larvae live in nests of red wood ant, feeding on vegetable refuses.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusLachnaia
SpeciesL. italica
Photographed in
Portugal