Lily Leaf Beetle
Lily Leaf Beetle
Lilioceris lilii
Insecta
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
1 year
Size
Small
Diet
Herbivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
Eurasia
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Warning Colors
Status
Uncommon

About

This bright red beetle lives on the stems and leaves of garden lilies. It covers its own body in a protective shield made from its own excrement.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
  3. 3.
    subadult
    A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Chrysomelidae
Genus
Lilioceris
Species
Lilioceris lilii