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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Criocerinae » Lilioceris » Lily Leaf Beetle (Lilioceris lilii)

Species Lilioceris lilii - Lily Leaf Beetle

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Internet References · Works Cited
Lily Leaf Beetle 1 - Lilioceris lilii Scarlet Lily Beetle larva - Lilioceris lilii Red Beetle? - Lilioceris lilii Lilioceris lilii Scarlet Lily Beetle - Lilioceris lilii Lily Leaf Beetles mating - Lilioceris lilii - male - female Red Lily Beetle - Lilioceris lilii filth covered orange insect - Lilioceris lilii
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)
Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily Criocerinae
Genus Lilioceris
Species lilii (Lily Leaf Beetle)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Lilioceras lillii
Explanation of Names
Latin for "of Lilium" (Lilium is the botanical name for the host plant, lilies)
Range
Immigrant to North America, established in Canada: NS, ON, & PQ;
and in the United States: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT. (1)
Internet References
Science report
Hill Gardens of Maine
Works Cited
1.Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico
By Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno
Contributed by tom murray on 13 June, 2005 - 9:15pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn
Last updated 26 September, 2006 - 7:09am

Summer 2006: now in NB
Summer 2006, Moncton, NB, Canada. My lilies are infestated with these bugs for the first time.

They are reproducing fast: adults of the second generation were seen in early July. They destroy only lilies but hide in other plants.

So far, I had good success with hand-picking or vacuuming. This reduces their number enough to allow for the plant to survive.
… Emmanuel M, 20 July, 2006 - 9:38am

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