Lilioceris is a genus of beetles in the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1912 by Edmund Reitter. Lilioceris belongs to the subfamily Criocerinae and tribe Criocerini (Latreille, 1807).
The family of beetles are of importance in horticulture because of their impact on the cultivation of lilies. The Lilioceris cheni species was introduced into Central Florida by biologists to try and control the spread of invasive air potato plants.
Species of Lilioceris are between 4–10 mm long. The body has a long narrow shape, with a pronounced shoulder between the elytra andpronotum. Both the larvae and the adult (imago) beetles feed on plants.
Lilioceris are holometabolous, having a complete metamorphosis. The larvae proceed to a pupation stage to develop into adults.
There are well over 100 species, with 80 in Asia alone.
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In Cyprus the species host on Fritillaria persica L.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaIn Cyprus the species host on Fritillaria persica L.
Photos Lefkara, 12/3/2015 by George Konstantinou
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