Luperus longicornis (Fabricius, 1781)
Taxonomy: Polyphaga > Chrysomeloidea > Chrysomelidae > Luperus > Luperus longicornis
Images
Source:
Lech Borowiec
Description
Size: 3.5-5mm
Basic colour: Black
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: Black/very dark (sides distinctly curved)
Leg colour: As basic colour
Confusion species: Luperus flavipes
Basic colour: Black
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: Black/very dark (sides distinctly curved)
Leg colour: As basic colour
Confusion species: Luperus flavipes
Palaearctic
Biology
Status: Widespread and locally common (not recorded from Ireland).
Habitat: Various, mainly damp.
Host plant: Various, mainly young bushes or trees.
Overwintering: Adults rarely survive past September, therefore presumably overwinter as eggs and/or larvae.
Food: Adults on willow & birch leaves (possibly also pollen e.g. of hawthorn), larvae probably on grass roots.
Habitat: Various, mainly damp.
Host plant: Various, mainly young bushes or trees.
Overwintering: Adults rarely survive past September, therefore presumably overwinter as eggs and/or larvae.
Food: Adults on willow & birch leaves (possibly also pollen e.g. of hawthorn), larvae probably on grass roots.