Oulema palustris

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Oulema palustris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Criocerinae
Tribe: Lemini
Genus: Oulema
Species:
O. palustris
Binomial name
Oulema palustris
(Blatchley, 1913)

Oulema palustris is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. [1] [5] Larvae are leaf miners of Cirsium horridulum and burrow in soil prior to pupation. Adults also feed on thistles. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Oulema palustris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. "Oulema palustris species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. "Oulema palustris". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. "Oulema palustris Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  5. "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  6. Eiseman, Charles S.; Blyth, Julia A. (30 November 2022). "Nantucket's Neglected Herbivores I: Coleoptera". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 124 (2). doi:10.4289/0013-8797.124.2.202.

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