Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 81 No. 81 |

Exosoma lusitanicum or daffodil leaf beetle is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Galerucinae.
Ancestry Graph
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classDef active fill:#fff
arthropods("phylum: Arthropods"):::active
arthropods-->insects("class: Insects"):::active
insects-->beetles("order: Beetles"):::active
beetles-->leaf-beetles("family: Leaf Beetles"):::active
leaf-beetles-.->black-punctured-leaf-beetle(["species: black-punctured leaf beetle"])
leaf-beetles-.->brassy-willow-beetle(["species: Brassy Willow Beetle"])
leaf-beetles-.->clytra-laeviuscula(["species: Clytra laeviuscula"])
leaf-beetles-.->colorado-potato-beetle(["species: Colorado Potato Beetle"])
leaf-beetles==>daffodil-leaf-beetle(["species: Daffodil Leaf-beetle"]):::active
leaf-beetles-.->dead-nettle-leaf-beetle(["species: Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle"])
leaf-beetles-.->flea-beetles("tribe: Flea Beetles")
leaf-beetles-.->green-dock-beetle(["species: Green Dock Beetle"])
leaf-beetles-.->labidostomis-longimana(["species: Labidostomis longimana"])
leaf-beetles-.->mint-beetle(["species: Mint beetle"])
leaf-beetles-.->oulema-melanopus(": Oulema melanopus")
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click flea-beetles href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/beetles/leaf-beetles/flea-beetles/"
click green-dock-beetle href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/beetles/leaf-beetles/green-dock-beetle/"
click labidostomis-longimana href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/beetles/leaf-beetles/labidostomis-longimana/"
click mint-beetle href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/beetles/leaf-beetles/mint-beetle/"
click oulema-melanopus href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/beetles/leaf-beetles/oulema-melanopus/"
click arthropods href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/"
click insects href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/"
click beetles href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/beetles/"
click leaf-beetles href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/beetles/leaf-beetles/"
„Seasons“
Maria experiences how the seasons change and with them the natural balance of her habitat. These changes are gradual and some might only recognise them when it is already too late.