Bean Leaf Beetle
Cerotoma ruficornis
Bean Leaf Beetle
Cerotoma ruficornis
The Bean Leaf Beetle is a colourful beetle from the family Chrysomelidae. They can be found in woodland and grassy areas, eating the surface of leaves, stems and petals of host plants. They are variable in color, ranging from red to orange to light yellow. Bean leaf beetle
identification: Adults are around 6mm long, with an oval-shaped body.
The head is black and yellow, the pronotum is yellow. There is one clear spot at the top of each elytra, with a band in the middle and a half circle.
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cerotoma
Binomial name: Cerotoma ruficornis
Cerotoma ruficornis
The Bean Leaf Beetle is a colourful beetle from the family Chrysomelidae. They can be found in woodland and grassy areas, eating the surface of leaves, stems and petals of host plants. They are variable in color, ranging from red to orange to light yellow. Bean leaf beetle
identification: Adults are around 6mm long, with an oval-shaped body.
The head is black and yellow, the pronotum is yellow. There is one clear spot at the top of each elytra, with a band in the middle and a half circle.
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cerotoma
Binomial name: Cerotoma ruficornis
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