Apteropeda orbiculata
{{Short description|Species of beetle}}
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| image = Apteropeda.orbiculata.jpg
| taxon = Apteropeda orbiculata
| authority = (Marsham, 1802)
| synonyms =
- Chrysomela orbiculata Marsham, 1802
- Haltica graminis Koch, 1803
- Haltica hederae Illiger, 1807
- Altica cilliata Olivier, 1808
- Apteropeda orbiculata var. aurichalcea Weise, 1893
- Apteropeda orbiculata var. coerulans Weise, 1893
}}
Apteropeda orbiculata is a species of beetle in the Chrysomelidae family that can be found on the British Isles, Denmark, France, Germany, Northern Spain, the Netherlands, Western Poland and Western Ukraine.[http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/European%20Chrysomelidae/apteropeda%20orbiculata.htm Distribution] It is black coloured,[http://www.commanster.eu/commanster/Insects/Beetles/SuBeetles/Apteropeda.orbiculata.html Colour] but can also be green.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/coleoptera-us/6481512025/ Green colour]
Habitat
The species feeds on various plants, including Ajuga, Aster, Cirsium, Galeopsis, Linaria, Mullein, Plantago, Polyphagus, Primula, Rhinanthus, Scrophularia, Stachys, and Veronica species.[http://www.leafmines.co.uk/html/Coleoptera/a.orbiculata1.htm Plants that the species eat]