Smaragdina salicina
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Smaragdina salicina is a species of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Clytrinae.
This leaf beetle lives in Europe
, in the East Palearctic ecozone and in the Near East
.
The adults are 4.5–6.5 mm (0.177165354330709–0.255905511811024 ) long. The colours of head and elytra of this beetle are dark blue, while pronotum is reddish and legs are yellowish.
They mainly feed on Salix and Crataegus
species, but also on leaves of various other plants (Blackthorn
Prunus spinosa
, Trifolium species, etc).
At the time of egg-laying they wrap their eggs in an envelope of their own excrement and drop them on the ground from above, manoeuvring with their hind legs.
This leaf beetle lives in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, in the East Palearctic ecozone and in the Near East
Near East
The Near East is a geographical term that covers different countries for geographers, archeologists, and historians, on the one hand, and for political scientists, economists, and journalists, on the other...
.
The adults are 4.5–6.5 mm (0.177165354330709–0.255905511811024 ) long. The colours of head and elytra of this beetle are dark blue, while pronotum is reddish and legs are yellowish.
They mainly feed on Salix and Crataegus
Crataegus
Crataegus , commonly called hawthorn or thornapple, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. The name hawthorn was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe,...
species, but also on leaves of various other plants (Blackthorn
Blackthorn
Prunus spinosa is a species of Prunus native to Europe, western Asia, and locally in northwest Africa. It is also locally naturalised in New Zealand and eastern North America....
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa is a species of Prunus native to Europe, western Asia, and locally in northwest Africa. It is also locally naturalised in New Zealand and eastern North America....
, Trifolium species, etc).
At the time of egg-laying they wrap their eggs in an envelope of their own excrement and drop them on the ground from above, manoeuvring with their hind legs.