Crioceris asparagi (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Asparagus Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCrioceris asparagi (Asparagus 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 Crioceris asparagi (Asparagus Beetle) :
1: Crioceris asparagi (Asparagus Beetle)
18 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Asparagus
Image 1: Body - dorsal - close-upImage 2: DorsalImage 3: Larva - dorsalImage 4: Larva - lateral viewImage 5: Lateral viewImage 6: Ventral

Crioceris asparagi (Asparagus Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Crioceris asparagi (Asparagus Beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Crioceris asparagi (Asparagus Beetle)
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