Cereal Leaf Beetle
Oulema melanopus
Adult cereal leaf beetles live among cereal crops, grasses, and field edges, where they chew narrow strips into leaves. They are active in warm weather and can fly between host plants to feed and reproduce. The adult is recognized by its metallic blue-black wing covers and reddish legs and thorax.
- Type
- Shell
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
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- Cereal Leaf Beetle