| Coptocephala unifasciata | |
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| Male of Coptocephala unifasciata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cryptocephalinae |
| Tribe: | Clytrini |
| Genus: | Coptocephala |
| Species: | C. unifasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Coptocephala unifasciata | |
| Synonyms | |
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Coptocephala unifasciata is a species of leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cryptocephalinae. [3]
Subspecies include: [4]
This species is present in the Palearctic Realm. [5] It occurs in large parts of Europe. However, it is absent in the Netherlands, the British Isles and Fennoscandinavia. To the east it occurs over Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Western Siberia to Mongolia. [6]
Coptocephala unifasciatacan reach a length of 4–7 mm. The pronotum is red in males, yellow-orange in females. The head is black in male, with a red upper lip. The head is yellow-orange in females. The elytra are yellow-orange and have two black cross bars, which are usually interrupted at the seam and do not reach the side edge. The antennae are yellow-otange at the base, otherwise black. The base of the femora is black, otherwise the legs are yellow-orange.
The adult beetles fly from April to October. Host plants of the larvae are various umbellifers (Apiaceae) such as wild carrot ( Daucus carota ), parsnip ( Pastinaca sativa ), Peucedanum oreoselinum , Echinophora spinosa or representatives of the genus Ferulago. The adult beetles can also be found on the flowers of the host and forage plants.
The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous subfamilies are recognized, but the precise taxonomy and systematics are likely to change with ongoing research.
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Valgus hemipterus is a smallish species of scarab beetle found in the Northern Hemisphere.
Noterus clavicornis is a species of beetle belonging to the family Noteridae.
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Crioceris duodecimpunctata or the spotted asparagus beetle is a species of shining leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Criocerinae.
Lilioceris merdigera is a species of beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Criocerinae.
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Chrysomela is a genus of leaf beetles found almost throughout the world, but not in Australia. It contains around 40 species, including 7 in eastern and northern Europe. It also includes at least 17 species in North America, including the cottonwood leaf beetle Chrysomela scripta.
Anastrangalia dubia is a species of beetle of family Cerambycidae.
Anotylus tetracarinatus is a small rove beetle with a wide distribution. It is the most common species of the genus, and maybe even of the family, in the whole of Central Europe.
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Stenomax aeneus is a species of darkling beetles in the subfamily Tenebrioninae.
Alosterna tabacicolor is a species of beetle in family Cerambycidae.
Coptocephala is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. The genus was first described by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat in 1836.
