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Oulema melanopa/rufocyanea agg. (Suffrian, 1847) (cereal leaf beetles)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Oulema melanopa/rufocyanea agg. Imago 24 October 1976 North Hampshire England 2

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #webs
Species Oulema rufocyanea (Suffrian, 1847) (a cereal leaf beetle) 4

Suggested Literature

Oulema melanopa/rufocyanea agg. 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

Oulema melanopa/rufocyanea agg. is associated with:

adult Avena sativa - Oat (Poaceae) adult feeds on leaf Major Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos adult Dactylis - cock's-foot grasses (Poaceae) adult feeds on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Holcus lanatus - Yorkshire-fog (Poaceae) adult feeds on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
adult Hordeum distichon sens.lat. - Two-rowed Barley (Poaceae) adult feeds on leaf Major Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Lolium - rye grasses (Poaceae) adult feeds on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Phleum - cat's-tails (Poaceae) adult feeds on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
adult Poa annua - Annual Meadow-grass (Poaceae) adult feeds on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
adult Secale cereale - Rye (Poaceae) adult feeds on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
adult Triticum aestivum - Bread Wheat (Poaceae) adult feeds on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
adult Zea mays - Maize (Poaceae) adult feeds on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
larva Avena sativa - Oat (Poaceae) larva feeds on leaf Major Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae covered in excrement]
Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos larva Dactylis - cock's-foot grasses (Poaceae) larva feeds on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae covered in excrement]
Photos larva Holcus lanatus - Yorkshire-fog (Poaceae) larva feeds on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae covered in excrement]
larva Hordeum distichon sens.lat. - Two-rowed Barley (Poaceae) larva feeds on leaf Major Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae covered in excrement]
Photos larva Lolium - rye grasses (Poaceae) larva feeds on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae covered in excrement]
Photos larva Phleum - cat's-tails (Poaceae) larva feeds on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae covered in excrement]
larva Poa annua - Annual Meadow-grass (Poaceae) larva feeds on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae covered in excrement]
larva Secale cereale - Rye (Poaceae) larva feeds on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae covered in excrement]
larva Triticum aestivum - Bread Wheat (Poaceae) larva feeds on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae covered in excrement]
larva Zea mays - Maize (Poaceae) larva feeds on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae covered in excrement]

There may be more taxa associated with Oulema melanopa/rufocyanea agg. listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Oulema melanopa/rufocyanea agg.:

Oulema melanopa/rufocyanea agg. 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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