Plagiosterna aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a leaf beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlagiosterna aenea (a leaf beetle)
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 Plagiosterna aenea (a leaf beetle) :
1: Plagiosterna aenea (a leaf beetle)
23 Aug 2005 OSGR: NN79 57° 0’ N, 4° 10’ W Vice County: East Inverness-shire (VC 96) Scotland
on Alder
Image 1: Feeding signs on leaf eaten in captivityImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 3: Adult - on leaf - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Adult - on leaf - close-up - highly enlargedImage 5: Adult - on leaf - enlargedImage 6: Adult - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - grey background

Plagiosterna aenea (a leaf beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Plagiosterna aenea (a leaf beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Plagiosterna aenea (a leaf beetle)
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