Orsodacne cerasi

Orsodacne cerasi
	Orsodacne cerasi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Orsodacnidae
Genus:	Orsodacne
Species:	O. cerasi
Binomial name
	Orsodacne cerasi; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	List Chrysomela cerasi Linnaeus, 1758 ; Crioceris cantharoidis Fabricius, 1775 ; Chrysomela nigroculata Moll, 1784 ; Crioceris pallida Geoffroy, 1785 ; Crioceris chlorotica Olivier, 1791 ; Crioceris fulvicollis Fabricius, 1792 ; Galleruca melanura Fabricius, 1792 ; Crioceris glabrata Panzer, 1795 ; Orsodacna limbata Olivier, 1808 ; Orsodacna lineola Lacordaire, 1845 (junior homonym) ; Lema atra Gistel, 1857 ; Orsodacne cerasi var. duftschmidi Weise, 1891 ; Orsodacne cerasi ab. horvathi Laczó, 1912 ; Orsodacne cerasi var. baudii Pic, 1913 ; Orsodacne cerasi var. lacordairei Pic, 1913 ; Orsodacne cerasi var. limbatipennis Pic, 1913 ; Orsodacne cerasi var. theresae Pic, 1913 ; Orsodacne cerasi ab. bohemica Roubal, 1914 ; Orsodacna cerasi ab. suturalis Jacobson, 1922 ; Orsodacne cerasi ab. palaseki Zoufal, 1926 ; Orsodacne cerasi ab. johannis Csiki, 1941 ; Orsodacne cerasi ab. apicalis Csiki, 1953 ; Orsodacne cerasi ab. budensis Csiki, 1953 ; Orsodacne cerasi ab. humerata Csiki, 1953 ; Orsodacne cerasi ab. pulchra Csiki, 1953 ; Orsodacne cerasi ab. simplex Csiki, 1953 ; Orsodacne cerasi ab. tenuecincta Csiki, 1953 ;

Orsodacne cerasi is a species of leaf beetle in the family Orsodacnidae.^[3]

Description

Orsodacne cerasi is pale orange in colour and measures 4.5–6.4 mm in length. Within the genus it is identified by having diffusely punctured elytra and being almost hairless.^[3]

Habitat and lifecycle

Adult O. cerasi may be found in mixed or deciduous woodland.^[3] They are active between the months of April and September and have been recorded feeding on a range of plants, favouring woody and herbaceous plants with white flowers, including: Syringa vulgaris, Heracleum sphondylium, Petroselinum spp., Aruncus dioicus, Crataegus monogyna, Filipendula ulmaria, Prunus avium, Prunus domestica, and Sorbus aucuparia.^[4]

References

^ "Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology" (PDF). International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. March 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
^ Bezděk, J. (2024). "Family ORSODACNIDAE C. G. Thomson, 1859". In Bezděk, J.; Sekerka, L. (eds.). Chrysomeloidea II (Orsodacnidae, Megalopodidae, Chrysomelidae) – Part 1. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 6/2/1 (Updated and Revised Second ed.). Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. pp. 169–170. doi:10.1163/9789004443303_003. ISBN 978-90-04-44330-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hubble, D. (2012). Keys to the adults of seed and leaf beetles of Britain and Ireland. Field Studies Council. p. 51.
^ "Orsodacne cerasi". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

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[1] "Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology" (PDF). International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. March 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

[2] Bezděk, J. (2024). "Family ORSODACNIDAE C. G. Thomson, 1859". In Bezděk, J.; Sekerka, L. (eds.). Chrysomeloidea II (Orsodacnidae, Megalopodidae, Chrysomelidae) – Part 1. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 6/2/1 (Updated and Revised Second ed.). Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. pp. 169–170. doi:10.1163/9789004443303_003. ISBN 978-90-04-44330-3.

[FSC-3] Hubble, D. (2012). Keys to the adults of seed and leaf beetles of Britain and Ireland. Field Studies Council. p. 51.

[4] "Orsodacne cerasi". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

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