Bug FAQDaffodil Leaf-beetle
Exosoma lusitanicum · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Chrysomelidae
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The beetle is 6 to 8 mm long and has an elongated, smooth oval body. Its back is shiny red-orange while the head, antennae, legs and abdomen are black. Adults feed on wild flowers, especially those in the aster family, and may harm vineyard crops.
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How to recognize it
The beetle’s body is elongated, oval and smooth. The pronotum and wing covers are glossy red-orange; the head, antennae, legs and abdomen are black.
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Size
It grows to about 6 to 8 mm in length.
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Where it lives
It lives in warm, dry places from low plains up to about a thousand metres elevation.
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What it eats
Larvae eat bulbs of Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae plants. Adults browse flowers of many wild plants, mainly aster family species, and can be a problem for vineyards.
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Life cycle
The young develop inside bulbs of Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae, while adults feed on wild flowers.
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Where it comes from
It is common in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, North Africa and the Near East.
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Lookalikes
It resembles the beetle Exososoma theryi.
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Questions people ask
What does this beetle look like?
It has an elongated, smooth oval body that is shiny red-orange on the back with black head, antennae, legs and abdomen.
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Where is this beetle found?
It occurs in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, North Africa and the Near East, preferring warm-dry habitats up to a thousand metres.
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Does it damage crops?
Adults feed on wild flowers and can harm vineyards, while larvae eat bulbs of certain ornamental plants.
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Same family (Chrysomelidae)
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Swamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleLabidomera clivicollisDamages trees, gardens or crops
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Dogbane Leaf BeetleChrysochus auratusSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exosoma_lusitanicum
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