Orsodacne cerasi is a species of leaf beetle in the family Orsodacnidae.

Description

Orsodacne cerasi is pale orange in colour and measures 4.5–6.4 mm in length. Within the genus it is identified by having diffusely punctured elytra and being almost hairless.

Orsodacne cerasi

Habitat and lifecycle

Adult O. cerasi may be found in mixed or deciduous woodland. They are active between the months of April and September and have been recorded feeding on a range of plants, favouring woody and herbaceous plants with white flowers, including: Syringa vulgaris, Heracleum sphondylium, Petroselinum spp., Aruncus dioicus, Crataegus monogyna, Filipendula ulmaria, Prunus avium, Prunus domestica, and Sorbus aucuparia.

Orsodacne cerasi

References

Orsodacnidae

Beetles described in 1758

Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus

Beetles of Europe

Beetles of North America

Orsodacne cerasi