Coptocephala unifasciata is a species of leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cryptocephalinae.[3]
Subspecies include:[4]
This species is present in the Palearctic Realm.[5] It occurs in large parts of Europe. However, it is absent in the Netherlands, the British Isles and Fennoscandinavia. To the east it occurs over Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Western Siberia to Mongolia.[6]
Coptocephala unifasciatacan reach a length of 4–7 mm. The pronotum is red in males, yellow-orange in females. The head is black in male, with a red upper lip. The head is yellow-orange in females. The elytra are yellow-orange and have two black cross bars, which are usually interrupted at the seam and do not reach the side edge. The antennae are yellow-otange at the base, otherwise black. The base of the femora is black, otherwise the legs are yellow-orange.
The adult beetles fly from April to October. Host plants of the larvae are various umbellifers (Apiaceae) such as wild carrot (Daucus carota), parsnip (Pastinaca sativa), Peucedanum oreoselinum, Echinophora spinosa or representatives of the genus Ferulago. The adult beetles can also be found on the flowers of the host and forage plants.
Coptocephala unifasciata is a species of leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cryptocephalinae.
