Biology:Hydrothassa glabra
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Hydrothassa glabra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Hydrothassa |
| Species: | H. glabra
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrothassa glabra (Herbst, 1783)
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Hydrothassa glabra is a Europe species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelinae
Description
Hydrothassa glabra grows to 3 - 4mm in length and are dark metallic blue and orange-yellow in colour.[1] The elytra is coloured orange-yellow with lateral margins. It may be confused with H. marginella or H. hannoveriana.[1]
Habitat
H. glabra is a widespread species,[1] It has various host plants, particularly buttercups. Creeping buttercup and meadow buttercup' are especially prevalent as host plants.[1][2] Adults overwinter in grass tussocks.[1]
Distribution
H. glabra is prevalent in central and northern Europe,[3] with a widespread and scattered distribution in the United Kingdom .[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Hydrothassa glabra (Herbst, 1783)". Coleoptera.org. http://www.coleoptera.org.uk/species/hydrothassa-glabra.
- ↑ "Hydrothassa glabra (Herbst)". Database of Insects and their Food Plants (Biological Records Centre). http://www.brc.ac.uk/DBIF/invertebratesresults.aspx?insectid=4406.
- ↑ "Hydrothassa glabra (Herbst, 1783)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2016. https://www.gbif.org/species/4459755.
- ↑ "Hydrothassa glabra (Herbst, 1783)". National Biodiversity Network. 2012–2013. https://data.nbn.org.uk/Taxa/NBNSYS0000011172.
External links
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Wikidata ☰ Q15736363 entry
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