Species Crioceris asparagi - Asparagus Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Food · Print References · Works Cited

Asparagus Beetle eggs - Crioceris asparagi

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

Tribe Criocerini

Genus Crioceris

Species asparagi (Asparagus Beetle)

Explanation of Names

Described by Linnaeus in 1758

Identification

Distinctive but highly variable

Range

Native to the Palaearctic Region from Spain to C Asia(1); introduced in NA (first reported in 1862 from NY) and spread across the US and so. Canada(2)(3)

Food

Asparagus officinalis(4)

Print References

White, R.E. 1993. Revision of the subfamily Criocerinae (Chrysomelidae) of North America, north of Mexico. USDA-ARS Tech Bull. 1805: 1-158.

Works Cited

1.	Chrysomelidae: The Leaf Beetles of Europe and the Mediterranean Subregion (Checklist and Iconography), by Lech Borowiec

2.	Introduced Leaf Beetles of the Maritime Provinces, 6: The Common Asparagus Beetle... and the Twelve-Spotted Asparagus Beetle... By LeSage, L., E.J. Dobesberger, and C.G. Majka

3.	Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico By Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno

4.	Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occuring in the United States and Canada By Shawn Clark, Douglas LeDoux, Terry Seeno, Edward Riley, Arthur Gilbert, and James Sullivan. 2004.

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 21 January, 2006 - 2:19pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 12 January, 2010 - 11:25am

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