Lachnaia italica explained

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.^[1]

These beetles are 75- 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

External links

• Biolib
• Culex.biol.uni.wroc.pl

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lachnaia (Lachnaia) italica Weise, 1881. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629094857/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=241093. dead. June 29, 2011. Fauna Europaea. 2.6.1. May 24, 2013. August 5, 2013.