Apteropeda orbiculata (Marsham 1802) (Family Chrysomelidae)
Length: 2.2-2.8mm; Flightless
Biotopes: |
Hedge Rows |
Spruce Forest Edge |
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous Leaf Miner) |
Several Lamiaceae |
Several Plantaginaceae |
Bellis perennis |
Cirsium arvense |
|
Scrophularia nodosa |
Rhinanthus minor |
Thymus pulegioides |
Possible Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous Leaf Miner) |
Lamium |
Food: (Adult) |
Blumeria graminis |
Senecio nemorensis Pollen |
Possible Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Several Braconidae Larvae |
Several Tachinidae Larvae |
Possible Predators: |
Several Pentatomidae |
Several Miridae |
Several Vespidae |
Nature Spot:
Apteropeda orbiculata
British Leafminers:
Apteropeda orbiculata
UK Flymines:
Apteropeda orbiculata
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Apteropeda orbiculata
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