Bug FAQHypericum pot beetle
Cryptocephalus moraei · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Chrysomelidae
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The beetle is 3 to 5 mm long and has reddish-brown legs. Males have yellow heads, females a black head with two yellow spots. It is seen from May to August and lives on Hypericum species across Europe.
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How to recognize it
Antennae start black-brown then become fully black. Prothorax is black with a yellow smudge near the rear corners. Elytra have rows of robust points, mostly black with a yellow stain at the end.
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Size
Adults measure 3 to 5 mm.
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Where it lives
Active May through August on Hypericum plants.
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What it eats
Feeds on species of the Hypericum genus.
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When you see it
Seen from May to August.
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Where it comes from
Recorded throughout Europe in scientific and citizen-science data.
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Lookalikes
It belongs to the Cryptocephalus genus of leaf beetles.
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Status: introduced in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocephalus_moraei
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