Cryptocephalus violaceus - Fallkfer

Description:

L: 4-6 mmMay until Julyecology: lives on Salix caprea (Saalweide)Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Coleoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (beetles, Kfer)Suborder: Polyphaga EMERY, 1886Infraorder: Cucujiformia LATREILLE, 1802Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea LATREILLE, 1802Family: Chrysomelidae LATREILLE, 1802 (leaf beetles, Blattkfer)Subfamily: Cryptocephalinae GYLLENHAL, 1813 (cylindrical leaf beetles, Fallkfer)Tribus: Cryptocephalini GYLLENHAL, 1813Subtribus: Cryptocephalina GYLLENHAL, 1813Genus: Cryptocephalus GEOFFROY, 1762Subgenus: Cryptocephalus GEOFFROY, 1762Cryptocephalus violaceus LAICHARTING, 1781[det. Boris Bche, 2015, based on these photos]more info (German): de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallk%C3%A4ferwww.insektenbox.de/kaefer/cryvio.htmGermany, Bavaria, Regensburg, vic. Nittendorf: Alpinen Steig, 10.05.2014IMG_4240