Apteropeda globosa is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[2][3] It can be found in Benelux, Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,[2] Austria, British Isles, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, northern Italy, southwestern Poland, Spain, and Western Ukraine.[1] It is green coloured,[4]

Apteropeda globosa
Apteropeda globosa no 13
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Apteropeda
Species:
A. globosa
Binomial name
Apteropeda globosa
(Illiger, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Altica globosa Illiger, 1794
  • Haltica conglomerata Illiger, 1807
  • Haltica globus Duftschmid, 1825
  • Apteropeda nigroaenea Weidenbach, 1859
  • Apteropeda majuscula Foudras, 1860[1]

Habitat

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The species feeds on various Lamiaceae and Veronica species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Apteropeda globosa (Illiger, 1794)". Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  2. ^ a b "Apteropeda globosa (Illiger, 1794)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Apteropeda globosa (Illiger, 1794)". UK Beetle Recording. Biological Records Centre (BRC). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ^ Colour Archived November 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine