Oreina gloriosa

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Oreina gloriosa
Chrysomelidae - Oreina gloriosa.JPG
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Chrysomelidae
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O. gloriosa
Binomial name
Oreina gloriosa
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Oreina vittigera (Suffrian, 1851)

Oreina gloriosa is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetles of the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.

This alpine leaf beetle is found in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

The only food plant for both adults and larvae is the Masterwort (Peucedanum ostruthium in the family Apiaceae). The adults are 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in) long. Elytra are bright metallic green crossed by longitudinal blue stripes, or metallic blue.

References[]

  • Bontems, C., 1981 - Les especes de Linne et Fabricius du genre Oreina Chevrolat, 1837 (Col. Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae) - Nouv. Rev. Ent. 11: 93-109
  • Susanne Dobler; Patrick Mardulyn; Jacques M. Pasteels; Martine Rowell-Rahier (1996). "Host-plant switches and the evolution of chemical defense and life history in the leaf beetle genus Oreina" (PDF). Evolution. 50 (6): 2373–2386. doi:10.2307/2410706. JSTOR 2410706.

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