Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a leaf beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCryptocephalus hypochaeridis (a leaf beetle)
GenusCryptocephalus (a genus of leaf beetles)
SubfamilyCRYPTOCEPHALINAE (a subfamily of leaf beetles)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis (a leaf beetle) :
1: Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis (a leaf beetle) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
22 May 2000 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
at Hawkweed flower
Image 1: On flowerImage 2: On flower (2)Image 3: Dorsal viewImage 4: Head - face view - close-upImage 5: Puncturation - close-upImage 6: Ventral view

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cox, M.L. 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland 336pp, Pisces Publications

Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis (a leaf beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis (a leaf beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis (a leaf beetle)
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