Cryptocephalus trimaculatus is a species of cylindrical leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cryptocephalinae.Biolib
Etymology The Latin species name trimaculatusis composed by the prefix tri meaning "three" and by the suffix maculatus meaning "spotted".
Distribution These beetles can be found in Central and Southern Europe and in the Near East.Fauna europaea
Habitat These beetles mainly inhabit forest edges of various oaks (Quercus species) and hawthorn (Crataegus species).Ismail Ñen & Ali Gök Leaf beetle communities (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of two mixed forest ecosystems dominated by pine–oak–hawthorn in Isparta province, Turkey
Description Cryptocephalus trimaculatus can reach a body length of .Keys in Käfer Europas - Cryptocephalus The body is oval shaped and shiny. The colour of head and pronotum is black, while elytra are orange-red, with three black spots on each elytron. There is a black spot in the front and two black spots in the back. These can be connected to each other in some subject. Abdomen and legs are black. Furthermore, the elytra are longitudinally covered of rows of small black dots. This species is rather similar to Lachnaia italica.
Biology Adults can be found from March to May and from July to September.Inaturalist
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