Anisoplia agricola

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Scarabaeiformia
Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Rutelinae
Tribus: Anomalini
Subtribus: Anisopliina
Genus: Anisoplia
Subgenus: Anisoplia (Anisoplia)
Species: Anisoplia agricola
Name

Anisoplia agricola Poda von Neuhaus, 1761
Vernacular names
čeština: Listokaz křížový / skvrnitý
русский: Кузька-крестоносец
slovenčina: Chrústovec škvrnitý
References

Anisoplia agricola Poda. - atlas of beetles of Russia (photo by K.A. Grebennikov)

Anisoplia agricola is a species of shining leaf chafers in the family Scarabaeidae.[1]

Description

Anisoplia agricola can reach a length of 11–13 millimetres (0.43–0.51 in). Coloration of the elytrae is quite variable, ranging from greenish black to yellow or reddish with cross-shaped black marks.[2][3][4]

Biology

These beetles mainly feed on wild grasses, but can damages crops. They live in steppe and forest-steppe areas.[4]
Distribution

This species is present in most of Europe, in Asia Minor in the Caucasus and in Central Asia from Western Siberia and Kazakhstan up to Mongolia.[2][5]

References

Biolib
Coleotteri scaraboidei d’Italia
Beetles and Coleopterologists
Nature Wonders
Fauna europaea