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Broad-shouldered Leaf Beetle

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Description:

These beetles are 6 – 7 mm long, the head is black, elytra and pronotum are red, with two black dots on the pronotum and five black dots on the elytra. They mainly feed on alfalfa plant (Medicago sativa), Trifolium and other Fabaceae species.

Habitat:

This species is mainly found in Poland, Italy, South Russia, Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania and Jugoslavia.

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Gonioctena fornicata

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Broad-shouldered leaf beetle

Gonioctena fornicata

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Atanas Tanev
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Comments (3)
injica
Thank you :) I use to call them false ladybird but I guess that name is not very common and couldn't find its Latin :) Really so vivid? This one more like: "why do I have to move anywhere", slow as a turtle ;)
Atanas Tanev
Nice spotting! I had the same today, but mine was so hyperactive like he just drank his coffee... unlike me. :D
injica
Thanks :) I am really happy I know its name now, looks pretty interesting :)

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