Clytra quadripunctata
| Clytra quadripunctata | |
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| Clytra quadripunctata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Order: | Coleoptera
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| Species: | C. quadripunctata
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| Binomial name | |
| Clytra quadripunctata Linnaeus, 1758
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Clytra quadripunctata is a species of leaf beetle in the subfamily Cryptocephalinae. Its common name is Four spotted leaf beetle. It inhabits the western Palearctic realm from the north of Spain to Mongolia.
Feeding[]
This species of beetle feeds on the leaves of various plants, including: Dactylis glomerata, Pteridium aquilinum, hawthorn (Crataegus), blackthorn (Prunus), willow (Salix), birch (Betula) and oak (Quercus).[1]
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Categories:
- Beetles described in 1758
- Beetles of Asia
- Beetles of Europe
- Clytrini
- Palearctic insects
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Cryptocephalinae stubs