Neocrepidodera impressa (Fabricius, 1801)
Taxonomy: Polyphaga > Chrysomeloidea > Chrysomelidae > Neocrepidodera > Neocrepidodera impressa
Description
Size: 4-5.5mm
Basic colour: Reddish-brown or dark yellowish-red
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: As basic colour
Basic colour: Reddish-brown or dark yellowish-red
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: As basic colour
Western Palaearctic, including North Africa & Middle East.
Biology
Status: Scarce (Notable A) around the coasts of England and Wales.
Habitat: Coastal, mainly saltmarshes and dunes, sometimes in locations covered by high tides.
Host plant: Usually common sea-lavender (Limonium vulgare), sometimes cabbage thistle (Cirsium oleraceum) and creeping thistle (C. arvense)
Overwintering: Probably as larvae
Food: Adults on leaves, larvae probably within stems or at roots.
Habitat: Coastal, mainly saltmarshes and dunes, sometimes in locations covered by high tides.
Host plant: Usually common sea-lavender (Limonium vulgare), sometimes cabbage thistle (Cirsium oleraceum) and creeping thistle (C. arvense)
Overwintering: Probably as larvae
Food: Adults on leaves, larvae probably within stems or at roots.