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Cynegetis impunctata

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Cynegetis impunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Cynegetis
Species:
C. impunctata
Binomial name
Cynegetis impunctata
(Linnaeus, 1767)

Cynegetis impunctata is a species of ladybird native to continental Europe. In Germany it is known as the grass ladybird, unspotted ladybird or ochre ladybird.

Description

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The adult beetles are about 3 to 4.5 mm long, strongly domed and ochre-brown in colour. There are usually no spots, but some specimens have spots or may be darker in colour.

Habitat

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The species lives in damp meadows and woodlands.

Diet

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Adults and larvae are vegetarian and polyphagous, on grasses such as couch-grass (Elymus repens), false oat-grass (Arrhenatherum elatius) and reed canary-grass (Phalaris arundinacea).[1][2]

Distribution

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It is found in Austria, Belgium, non-alpine Germany, Norway, Poland, Sweden and less frequently in other countries.[1][3][4] As of 2012 it is not reported from the British Isles.

Literature

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  • Harde, Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer, Die mitteleuropäischen Käfer, Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ungepunkteter/Ockerfarbener Marienkäfer". Nature in North Rhine-Westphalia. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  2. ^ Gilles San Martin. "Feeding marks of Cynegetis impunctata on Phalaris arundinacea". flickr. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  3. ^ "Onbestippeld lieveheersbeestje". Stippen. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  4. ^ "Species: Cynegetis impunctata". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2012-07-02.[permanent dead link]
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