Lochmaea caprea (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Willow Leaf Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLochmaea caprea (Willow Leaf Beetle)
GenusLochmaea (a genus of leaf beetles)
TribeGalerucini (a tribe of leaf beetles)
SubfamilyGALERUCINAE (a subfamily of leaf and flea beetles)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lochmaea caprea (Willow Leaf Beetle) :
1: Lochmaea caprea (Willow Leaf Beetle)
29 Jun 1975 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Female with slightly bloated abdomen
Image 1: Anterolateral view - enlargedImage 2: Anterolateral view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Dorsolateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Laterodorsal view - close-up - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cox, M.L. 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland 336pp, Pisces Publications

Lochmaea caprea (Willow Leaf Beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lochmaea caprea (Willow Leaf Beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lochmaea caprea (Willow Leaf Beetle)
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