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Lilioceris lilii (scarlet lily beetle)

Synonyms: Attelabus lilii (homotypic); Crioceris lilii

Wikipedia Abstract

The scarlet lily beetle, red lily beetle, or lily leaf beetle (Lilioceris lilii), is a leaf beetle that eats the leaves, stem, buds, and flower, of lilies, fritillaries and other members of the family Liliaceae. It lays its eggs most often on Lilium and Fritillaria species. In the absence of Lilium and Fritillaria species, there are fewer eggs laid and the survival rate of eggs and larvae is reduced. It is now a pest in most temperate climates where lilies are cultivated.
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Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Antitype chi (Grey Chi)1
Cosmia trapezina (Dun-bar)1
Euproctis similis1
Noctua janthe (Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing)1
Turdus merula (Eurasian Blackbird)1

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0