Orsodacne cerasi

Orsodacne cerasi
Orsodacne cerasi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Orsodacnidae
Genus:	Orsodacne
Species:	O. cerasi
Binomial name
Orsodacne cerasi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1] [2]
List Chrysomela cerasiLinnaeus, 1758 Crioceris cantharoidisFabricius, 1775 Chrysomela nigroculataMoll, 1784 Crioceris pallidaGeoffroy, 1785 Crioceris chloroticaOlivier, 1791 Crioceris fulvicollisFabricius, 1792 Galleruca melanuraFabricius, 1792 Crioceris glabrataPanzer, 1795 Orsodacna limbataOlivier, 1808 Orsodacna lineolaLacordaire, 1845 (junior homonym) Lema atraGistel, 1857 Orsodacne cerasi var. duftschmidiWeise, 1891 Orsodacne cerasi ab. horvathiLaczó, 1912 Orsodacne cerasi var. baudiiPic, 1913 Orsodacne cerasi var. lacordaireiPic, 1913 Orsodacne cerasi var. limbatipennisPic, 1913 Orsodacne cerasi var. theresaePic, 1913 Orsodacne cerasi ab. bohemicaRoubal, 1914 Orsodacna cerasi ab. suturalisJacobson, 1922 Orsodacne cerasi ab. palasekiZoufal, 1926 Orsodacne cerasi ab. johannisCsiki, 1941 Orsodacne cerasi ab. apicalisCsiki, 1953 Orsodacne cerasi ab. budensisCsiki, 1953 Orsodacne cerasi ab. humerataCsiki, 1953 Orsodacne cerasi ab. pulchraCsiki, 1953 Orsodacne cerasi ab. simplexCsiki, 1953 Orsodacne cerasi ab. tenuecinctaCsiki, 1953

Orsodacne cerasi is a species of leaf beetle in the family Orsodacnidae. ^[3]

Description

Orsodacne cerasi is pale orange in colour and measures 4.5–6.4 mm in length. Within the genus it is identified by having diffusely punctured elytra and being almost hairless. ^[3]

Habitat and lifecycle

Adult O. cerasi may be found in mixed or deciduous woodland. ^[3] They are active between the months of April and September and have been recorded feeding on a range of plants, favouring woody and herbaceous plants with white flowers, including: Syringa vulgaris , Heracleum sphondylium , Petroselinum spp., Aruncus dioicus , Crataegus monogyna , Filipendula ulmaria , Prunus avium , Prunus domestica , and Sorbus aucuparia . ^[4]

References

1. "Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology" (PDF). International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. March 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
2. Bezděk, J. (2024). "Family ORSODACNIDAE C. G. Thomson, 1859". In Bezděk, J.; Sekerka, L. (eds.). Chrysomeloidea II (Orsodacnidae, Megalopodidae, Chrysomelidae) – Part 1. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 6/2/1 (Updated and Revised Second ed.). Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. pp. 169–170. doi:10.1163/9789004443303_003. ISBN   978-90-04-44330-3.
3. Hubble, D. (2012). Keys to the adults of seed and leaf beetles of Britain and Ireland. Field Studies Council. p. 51.
4. "Orsodacne cerasi". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 24 August 2018.