| Hypocassida subferruginea | |
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| Hypocassida subferruginea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Hypocassida |
| Species: | H. subferruginea |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypocassida subferruginea (Schrank, 1776) | |
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Hypocassida subferruginea is a species of leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Hypocassida subferruginea can reach a length of 4.5–6.3 millimetres (0.18–0.25 in). The basic colour of the body is yellowish or reddish-brown, with light metallic reflection and blackish basal margin of the pronotum. [3]
Main larval host plants are in the family Convolvulaceae , especially field bindweed ( Convolvulus arvensis ) and larger bindweed ( Calystegia sepium ), [4] but these polyphagous larvae feed also on common yarrow ( Achillea millefolium ). Adults occur from April to September. [5]
This species is present in most of European countries, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near East, and in North Africa. [6] It mainly occurs in field margins and wetlands.
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