Lilioceris lilii (Scopoli, 1763)
(Lily Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLilioceris lilii (Lily Beetle)
SubfamilyCRIOCERINAE (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 Lilioceris lilii (Lily Beetle) :
1: Lilioceris lilii (Lily Beetle)
18 Apr 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
4 beetles, 2 in cop, on flowering planted Snakes-head Fritillary
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Adult - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Adult - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Lilioceris lilii (Lily Beetle)
7 Jun 2011 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
adults and mating pair, on garden lily
Image 1: Dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - highly enlarged (3)Image 4: Dorso-lateral view - highly enlargedImage 5: Eggs - magnifiedImage 6: Eggs - magnified (2)Image 7: Malting pair - lateral view - highly enlarged
3: Lilioceris lilii (Lily Beetle)
24 Apr 2011 OSGR: SK38 53° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
feeding signs, eggs, larvae and adult beetles on lily leaves
Image 1: Shoot with beetles and feeding signsImage 2: Shoot with feeding signsImage 3: Beetles - on lily leaves - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Beetles - on lily leaves - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 5: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cox, M.L. 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland 336pp, Pisces Publications
Revels, R. 2004 Lily Beetle Vol 16, No 2 Page: 135
RHS Lily beetle survey www.rhs.org.uk/science/plant-pests/lily-beetle
Truong, J. The Red Lily Beetle www.lilybeetle.co.uk/

Lilioceris lilii (Lily Beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lilioceris lilii (Lily Beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 28 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lilioceris lilii (Lily Beetle)
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