Hydrothassa marginella

Hydrothassa marginella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Hydrothassa
Species:	H. marginella
Binomial name
	Hydrothassa marginella; (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hydrothassa marginella is a Europe species of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelinae

Description

Hydrothassa marginella grows to 3.4 - 4.5mm in length and are dark metallic blue and orange-yellow in colour.^[1] The pronotum is coloured yellowish with lateral margins. It may be confused with H. glabra or H. hannoveriana.^[1]

Habitat

Hydrothassa marginella is a common and widespread species, active between the months of mid-April and August.^[1] It has various host plants, especially buttercups.^[2] Adults overwinter in grass tussocks.^[1]

Mating couple of *Hydrothassa marginella*

Distribution

Hydrothassa marginella is prevalent in central and northern Europe.^[3]

References

1 2 3 4 "Hydrothassa marginella (Linnaeus, 1758)". Coleoptera.org. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
↑ "Hydrothassa marginella (L.)". Database of Insects and their Food Plants (Biological Records Centre). Retrieved 2017-01-22.
↑ "Hydrothassa marginella (Linnaeus, 1758)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-22.

External links

List of references for Hydrothassa marginella (L., 1758) at Biodiversity Heritage Library
Data related to Hydrothassa marginella at Wikispecies

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[Coleoptera-1] 1 2 3 4 "Hydrothassa marginella (Linnaeus, 1758)". Coleoptera.org. Retrieved 2017-01-22.

[2] "Hydrothassa marginella (L.)". Database of Insects and their Food Plants (Biological Records Centre). Retrieved 2017-01-22.

[3] "Hydrothassa marginella (Linnaeus, 1758)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-22.

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