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Lachnaia italica

Species of beetle

Lachnaia italica is a species of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Clytrinae.

This species is found in Italy, France, and Slovenia.

These beetles are 7,5 - long, the head and pronotum are black, the elytra are bright yellow-orange, with six black dots.

Adults mainly feeds on Rosaceae (Rubus) and Fagaceae (Quercus) species. Larvae live in nests of red wood ant (Formica rufa), feeding on vegetable refuses.

Subspecies

Lachnaia italica italica (Weise, 1881)
Lachnaia italica occidentalis (Grasso, 1963)

References

Horn A., 1951 - Verzeichnis der Kafer Mitteleuropas (Deutschland, Osterreich, Tschechoslovakei) mit kurzen funistischen Angaben - A. Keren Verlag, Stuttgart

References

(May 24, 2013). "''Lachnaia (Lachnaia) italica'' Weise, 1881". [[Fauna Europaea]].

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