Luperus longicornis
| Luperus longicornis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Superfamily: | Chrysomeloidea |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
| Genus: | Luperus |
| Species: | L. longicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Luperus longicornis (Fabricius, 1758) | |
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Luperus longicornis is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Galerucinae.
It is found in the whole Palearctic ecozone and in the Near East.
L. longicornis - Female
These beetles are 4-5 mm long. Body is completely bright black, while legs are yellowish. Antennae are very long in male, shorter in the female.
The larvae feed on grass roots and pass winter is in the larval stage, as development is completed in the spring. Adults mainly feed on leaves of willows and birch (Salix species), but also on Rosaceae species and on foliage of several trees (Populus tremula, Quercus robur, etc.).