Oenopia impustulata
| Oenopia impustulata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Oenopia |
| Species: | O. impustulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Oenopia impustulata (Linnaeus, 1767)[1] | |
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Oenopia impustulata is a species of beetle in the Coccinellidae family.[2] It is found in France and rarely in Switzerland and other parts of Central Europe.[1]
Habitat
[edit]Oenopia impustulata beetles live in heath, sand, and bog areas.[1]
Ecology
[edit]Oenopia impustulata beetles feed almost exclusively on aphids found on birch trees, especially Betula pendula and Betula pubescens.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Sanchez, Andreas; Chittaro, Yannick (18 November 2022). "Annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera, Coccinelloidea) of Switzerland". Alpine Entomology. 6: 111–127. doi:10.3897/alpento.6.89476. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Oenopia impustulata (Linnaeus, 1767)". GBIF. Retrieved 2026-03-24.