Galeruca spectabilis

Description:

Galeruca spectabilis is a species of leaf beetle, described by Faldermann in 1837.

Habitat:

Spotted along a footpath in an oak forest near village Stavropotamos (Kastoria, Greece).

1 Species ID Suggestions

MichaelGeiser 8 years ago

a species of leaf beetle

Galeruca spectabilis

3 Comments

KostasZontanos 8 years ago

Thank you very much Michael for the correct ID.

MichaelGeiser 8 years ago

References:
http://culex.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/E...
http://israel-nature-site.com/?page_id=2...
(Note: The black colouration is not something typical for females. Both males and females vary from light brown to black).

MichaelGeiser 8 years ago

I think the punctures the elytra and pronotum are a bit too coarse for G. tanaceti. Also, G. tanaceti shouldn't have such strong costae on the elytra. I think it's G. spectabilis Faldermann, 1837, a closely related species found in the eastern Mediterranean.