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Chrysolina oricalcia (Mueller, 1776) (a leaf beetle)

Suggested Literature

Chrysolina oricalcia 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

Chrysolina oricalcia is associated with:

Photos adult Aegopodium podagraria - Ground Elder, Goutweed, Bishop’s Weed (Apiaceae) adult feeds on pollen Questionable Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Anthriscus sylvestris - Cow Parsley, Keck (Apiaceae) adult feeds on pollen Questionable Cox, M.L., 2007
adult Chaerophyllum aureum - Golden Chervil (Apiaceae) adult feeds on pollen Questionable Cox, M.L., 2007
adult Cicuta virosa - Cowbane (Apiaceae) adult feeds on pollen Questionable Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Conium maculatum - Hemlock (Apiaceae) adult feeds on pollen Questionable Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Heracleum sphondylium - Hogweed (Apiaceae) adult feeds on pollen Questionable Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Torilis japonica - Upright Hedge-parsley (Apiaceae) adult feeds on pollen Questionable Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Aegopodium podagraria - Ground Elder, Goutweed, Bishop’s Weed (Apiaceae) adult grazes on live leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Anthriscus sylvestris - Cow Parsley, Keck (Apiaceae) adult grazes on live leaf UK/Ireland Major Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992
adult Chaerophyllum aureum - Golden Chervil (Apiaceae) adult grazes on live leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
adult Cicuta virosa - Cowbane (Apiaceae) adult grazes on live leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Conium maculatum - Hemlock (Apiaceae) adult grazes on live leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Heracleum sphondylium - Hogweed (Apiaceae) adult grazes on live leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Torilis japonica - Upright Hedge-parsley (Apiaceae) adult grazes on live leaf Major Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos larva Apiaceae - umbellifers - formerly Umbelliferae crepuscular & nocturnal larva grazes on live leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos larva Anthriscus sylvestris - Cow Parsley, Keck (Apiaceae) crepuscular & nocturnal larva grazes on live leaf Major Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992

There may be more taxa associated with Chrysolina oricalcia listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Chrysolina oricalcia:

is endoparasitoid host of larva Macquartia grisea - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993 [NMW]

Chrysolina oricalcia may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CHRYSOMELIDAE
(leaf and flea beetles)
Chrysolina
(a genus of leaf beetles)

References

Belshaw, R., 1993 Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)
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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