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Cynegetis impunctata
Cynegetis impunctata is a species of Ladybird native to continental Europe. In Germany it is known as the 'Grass Ladybird', 'Unspotted Ladybird' or 'Ochre Ladybird'.
From the article Cynegetis impunctata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The adult beetles are about 3 to 4.5 mm long, strongly domed and ochre-brown in colour. There are usually no spots, but some specimens have spots or may be darker in colour.
Range & habitat
It is found in Austria, Belgium, non-alpine Germany, Norway, Poland, Sweden, The Netherlands and less frequently in other countries. As of 2012 it is not reported from the British Isles.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Adults and larvae are vegetarian and polyphagous, on grasses such as couch-grass (Elymus repens), false oat-grass (Arrhenatherum elatius) and reed canary-grass (Phalaris arundinacea).
Wikipedia: “Diet”
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Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 553449.