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Oreina bifrons

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Species of beetle

Oreina bifrons
Oreina bifrons decora ab. aerosa. Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Oreina
Species: O. bifrons
Binomial name
Oreina bifrons
(Fabricius, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Chrysomela bifrons Fabricius, 1792

Oreina bifrons is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.

Subspecies

Subspecies include:

  • Oreina bifrons bifrons (Fabricius, 1792)
  • Oreina bifrons cadorensis Bechyné, 1958
  • Oreina bifrons decora (Richter, 1820)
  • Oreina bifrons gadmena Bechyné, 1958
  • Oreina bifrons heterocera (Reitter, 1917)
  • Oreina bifrons monticola (Duftschmid, 1825)

Description

Oreina bifrons can reach a length of 9–10 millimetres (0.35–0.39 in). These beetles are characterised by colour polymorphism.

Distribution

This species can be found in Europe, in the Alps, Sudetes, Carpathians and Balkans.

Biology

These beetles are viviparous. Larvae mainly feed on Chaerophyllum hirsutum.

References

  1. Biolib
  2. Tom van Noorth Colour polymorphism in the leaf beetles genus Oreina.
  3. Cassidae.uni
  4. Fauna Europaea
  5. SUSANNE DOBLER, PATRICK MARDULYN, JACQUES M. PASTEELS, AND MARTINE ROWELL-RAHIE HOST-PLANT SWITCHES AND THE EVOLUTION OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE AND LIFE HISTORY IN THE LEAF BEETLE GENUS OREINA

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Taxon identifiers
Oreina bifrons


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