Gonioctena fornicata

Gonioctena fornicata

''Gonioctena fornicata'' is a species of ''broad-shouldered leaf beetles'' belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.
Gonioctena fornicata (Brüggemann, 1873) 5.5 mm long Chrysomelidae France,Geotagged,Gonioctena fornicata,Spring

Appearance

These beetles are 6–7 mm long, the head is black, elytra and pronotum are red, with two black dots on the pronotum and five black dots on the elytra.
Gonioctena fornicata Bulgaria,Geotagged,Gonioctena fornicata,Spring

Naming

*''Spartoxena fornicata fornicata''

Distribution

This species is mainly found in Poland, Italy, South Russia, Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania and Jugoslavia.

Food

They mainly feed on alfalfa plant (Medicago sativa), ''Trifolium'' and other Fabaceae species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusGonioctena
SpeciesG. fornicata
Photographed in
Bulgaria
France