Apteropeda globosa (Illiger, 1794)
Taxonomy: Polyphaga > Chrysomeloidea > Chrysomelidae > Apteropeda > Apteropeda globosa
Description
Size: 2.5-3mm
Basic colour: Dark with a vague metallic green, blue or bronze reflection.
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: As basic colour
Basic colour: Dark with a vague metallic green, blue or bronze reflection.
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: As basic colour
Biology
Status: Scarce (Notable B)
Habitat: Calcareous soils e.g. riverbanks, woodland edges and rides, commons and downland.
Host plant: Various Lamiaceae; also speedwells (Veronica spp.)
Overwintering: As adults but location unknown.
Food: Leaves of host plants
Other notes: A. splendida similar (with antennal segment 5 longer than 4) but no metallic reflection.
Habitat: Calcareous soils e.g. riverbanks, woodland edges and rides, commons and downland.
Host plant: Various Lamiaceae; also speedwells (Veronica spp.)
Overwintering: As adults but location unknown.
Food: Leaves of host plants
Other notes: A. splendida similar (with antennal segment 5 longer than 4) but no metallic reflection.