Cynegetis impunctata
| Cynegetis impunctata | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Cynegetis |
| Species: | C. impunctata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cynegetis impunctata (Linnaeus, 1767)
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| Synonyms | |
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Coccinella impunctata Linnaeus, 1767 | |
Cynegetis impunctata is a species of ladybird native to continental Europe. In Germany it is known as the grass ladybird, unspotted ladybird or ochre ladybird.
Description
[edit | edit source]The adult beetles are about 3 to 4.5 mm long, strongly domed and ochre-brown in colour. There are usually no spots, but some specimens have spots or may be darker in colour.
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The species lives in damp meadows and woodlands.
Diet
[edit | edit source]Adults and larvae are vegetarian and polyphagous, on grasses such as couch-grass (Elymus repens), false oat-grass (Arrhenatherum elatius) and reed canary-grass (Phalaris arundinacea).[1][2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]It is found in Austria, Belgium, non-alpine Germany, Norway, Poland, Sweden and less frequently in other countries.[1][3][4] As of 2012 it is not reported from the British Isles.
Literature
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References
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External links
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