Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf beetles)

Cryptocephalus (Cryptocephalus) nitidus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Schwarzer Birken-Fallkäfer

Synonyms and other combinations:

Chrysomela nitidus Linnaeus, 1758 | Chrysomela nitida Linnaeus, 1758 | Chrysomela nitens Linnaeus, 1761 | Cryptocephalus flavicornis Fabricius, 1792 | Cryptocephalus romanus Weise, 1900 |

  • Cryptocephalus nitidus, male 10632
    Cryptocephalus nitidus (Linnaeus, 1758)  Schwarzer Birken-Fallkäfer   
    Cryptocephalus nitidus, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2022-06-29 17:32:38
    Image number: 10632
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2022-06-29 17:32:38
  • Cryptocephalus nitidus, male 10633
    Cryptocephalus nitidus (Linnaeus, 1758)  Schwarzer Birken-Fallkäfer   
    Cryptocephalus nitidus, male, det. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2022-06-29 18:54:16
    Image number: 10633
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2022-06-29 18:54:16
    det. Christoph Benisch
  • Cryptocephalus nitidus, male 10634
    Cryptocephalus nitidus (Linnaeus, 1758)  Schwarzer Birken-Fallkäfer   
    Cryptocephalus nitidus, male, det. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2022-06-29 18:54:48
    Image number: 10634
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2022-06-29 18:54:48
    det. Christoph Benisch
  • Cryptocephalus nitidus, male 10635
    Cryptocephalus nitidus (Linnaeus, 1758)  Schwarzer Birken-Fallkäfer   
    Cryptocephalus nitidus, male, det. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2022-06-29 18:55:27
    Image number: 10635
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2022-06-29 18:55:27
    det. Christoph Benisch
  • Cryptocephalus nitidus, male 10636
    Cryptocephalus nitidus (Linnaeus, 1758)  Schwarzer Birken-Fallkäfer   
    Cryptocephalus nitidus, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2022-06-30 11:07:36
    Image number: 10636
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2022-06-30 11:07:36
  • Cryptocephalus nitidus, male 10637
    Cryptocephalus nitidus (Linnaeus, 1758)  Schwarzer Birken-Fallkäfer   
    Cryptocephalus nitidus, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2022-06-30 11:08:06
    Image number: 10637
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2022-06-30 11:08:06

Classification:
Cryptocephalus nitidus belongs to the subfamily Cryptocephalinae, tribe Cryptocephalini.
Distribution:
Europe from northern Spain to central Russia (except Asia Minor and the British Isles)
Habitat:
Light deciduous forests, sunny forest edges and shrubs

References, further reading, links:
  1. Rheinheimer, Joachim, & Hassler, Michael: Die Blattkäfer Baden-Württembergs, 2018, 928 pages, Kleinsteuber Books (Karlsruhe), ISBN 978-3-9818110-2-5
  2. Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet