Orsodacne cerasi

Orsodacne cerasi
Orsodacne cerasi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 cerasi Linnaeus, 1758 Crioceris cantharoidis Fabricius, 1775 Chrysomela nigroculata Moll, 1784 Crioceris pallida Geoffroy, 1785 Crioceris chlorotica Olivier, 1791 Crioceris fulvicollis Fabricius, 1792 Galleruca melanura Fabricius, 1792 Crioceris glabrata Panzer, 1795 Orsodacna limbata Olivier, 1808 Orsodacna lineola Lacordaire, 1845 (junior homonym) Lema atra Gistel, 1857 Orsodacne cerasi var. duftschmidi Weise, 1891 Orsodacne cerasi ab. horvathi Laczó, 1912 Orsodacne cerasi var. baudii Pic, 1913 Orsodacne cerasi var. lacordairei Pic, 1913 Orsodacne cerasi var. limbatipennis Pic, 1913 Orsodacne cerasi var. theresae Pic, 1913 Orsodacne cerasi ab. bohemica Roubal, 1914 Orsodacna cerasi ab. suturalis Jacobson, 1922 Orsodacne cerasi ab. palaseki Zoufal, 1926 Orsodacne cerasi ab. johannis Csiki, 1941 Orsodacne cerasi ab. apicalis Csiki, 1953 Orsodacne cerasi ab. budensis Csiki, 1953 Orsodacne cerasi ab. humerata Csiki, 1953 Orsodacne cerasi ab. pulchra Csiki, 1953 Orsodacne cerasi ab. simplex Csiki, 1953 Orsodacne cerasi ab. tenuecincta Csiki, 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.