Oulema palustris is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1][5] Larvae are leaf miners of Cirsium horridulum and burrow in soil prior to pupation. Adults also feed on thistles.[6]

Oulema palustris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Criocerinae
Tribe: Lemini
Genus: Oulema
Species:
O. palustris
Binomial name
Oulema palustris
(Blatchley, 1913)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Oulema palustris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. ^ "Oulema palustris species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. ^ "Oulema palustris". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. ^ "Oulema palustris Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  5. ^ "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  6. ^ Eiseman, Charles S.; Blyth, Julia A. (30 November 2022). "Nantucket's Neglected Herbivores I: Coleoptera". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 124 (2). doi:10.4289/0013-8797.124.2.202.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.