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Lema cyanella (L., 1758) (a leaf beetle)

Suggested Literature

Lema cyanella may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CHRYSOMELIDAE
(leaf and flea beetles)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Lema cyanella is associated with:

Photos adult Carduus crispus - Welted Thistle (Asteraceae) adult grazes on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Carduus nutans - Musk Thistle (Asteraceae) adult grazes on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Cirsium arvense - Creeping Thistle (Asteraceae) adult grazes on leaf Major Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992
adult Cirsium oleraceum - Cabbage Thistle (Asteraceae) adult grazes on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Cirsium palustre - Marsh Thistle (Asteraceae) adult grazes on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Cirsium vulgare - Spear Thistle (Asteraceae) adult grazes on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
adult Silybum marianum - Milk Thistle (Asteraceae) adult grazes on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos larva Carduus crispus - Welted Thistle (Asteraceae) larva grazes on windowed leaf (upper surface) Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae dorsally carry a cover of excrement]
Photos larva Carduus nutans - Musk Thistle (Asteraceae) larva grazes on windowed leaf (upper surface) Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae dorsally carry a cover of excrement]
Photos larva Cirsium arvense - Creeping Thistle (Asteraceae) larva grazes on windowed leaf (upper surface) Major Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae dorsally carry a cover of excrement]
Bullock, J.A., 1992
larva Cirsium oleraceum - Cabbage Thistle (Asteraceae) larva grazes on windowed leaf (upper surface) Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae dorsally carry a cover of excrement]
Photos larva Cirsium palustre - Marsh Thistle (Asteraceae) larva grazes on windowed leaf (upper surface) Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae dorsally carry a cover of excrement]
Photos larva Cirsium vulgare - Spear Thistle (Asteraceae) larva grazes on windowed leaf (upper surface) Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae dorsally carry a cover of excrement]
larva Silybum marianum - Milk Thistle (Asteraceae) larva grazes on windowed leaf (upper surface) Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae dorsally carry a cover of excrement]

There may be more taxa associated with Lema cyanella listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Lema cyanella:

Lema cyanella may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CHRYSOMELIDAE
(leaf and flea beetles)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Cox, M.L., 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland

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