Smaragdina affinis

Life-forms

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: Cucujiformia
Cladus: Phytophaga
Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Cryptocephalinae
Tribus: Clytrini
Subtribus: Clytrina
Genus: Smaragdina
Species: Smaragdina affinis

Smaragdina affinis (Illiger, 1794)

Smaragdina affinis is a species of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Clytrinae.

Subspecies

Smaragdina affinis affinis (Illiger, 1794)
Smaragdina affinis manicata (Lacordaire, 1848) - in Spain[1]

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Description
Smaragdina affinis, dorsal view

The adults are 3.5–4 millimetres (0.14–0.16 in) long. Head is shiny black. Elytrae are black, with bluish reflections. Pronotum is edged with orange-red or red-brown, while the disc is black. Pronotum shows a fine and sparse punctuation, with strong and dense punctuation on the elytrae. Tibia and tarsi are orange. Femurs are hardly darkened at the base.[4]
Biology

Adults mainly feed on leaves of Corylus avellana, Quercus and Crataegus species, while larvae possibly feed in leaf litter.[5]
Distribution

These leaf beetles are present in most of Europe.[1][6]
Habitat

These leaf beetles are heat-loving. They can be found predominantly in thickets and forest edges, in the plane or on dry warm slopes, from about April to July.
References

Biol.uni.wroc.pl
Biolib
SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED Chrysomelidae OF THE WORLD
Cédric Alonso Coleopteres Chrysomelidae Clytrinae de France continentale e de Corse
Kaefer-der-welt.de
Fauna Europaea