Hypericum pot beetle
Cryptocephalus moraei (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedbeetles
The hypericum pot beetle (Cryptocephalus moraei) is a species in the family Chrysomelidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 4 mm in length.
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Quick facts about the hypericum pot beetle
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 4 mmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the hypericum pot beetle?
Where does the hypericum pot beetle live?
Not recorded
Is the hypericum pot beetle endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the hypericum pot beetle classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- familyChrysomelidae
- genusCryptocephalus
- SpeciesCryptocephalus moraei (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Chrysomela maraei, Chrysomela moraei
Other names and names in other languages (15)
- PerikonfaldbilleDanish
- Perikums faldbilleDanish
- Querbindiger FallkäferGerman
- Naistepuna-kantpoiEstonian
- kuismapiilopääFinnish
- Chrysomèle variable du millepertuisFrench
- Cagoule noireFrench
- Jonažolinis paslėptagalvisLithuanian
- perikumhettebladbilleNorwegian Bokmål
- GeelvlekvalkeverDutch
- HertshooisteilkopjeDutch
- Zmróżka dziurawcówkaPolish
- Скрытоглав зверобойныйRussian
- johannesörtsfallbaggeSwedish
- Ховайголова звіробійнийUkrainian
Relatives of the hypericum pot beetle
Other species in the same genus Cryptocephalus.
Black-and-red pot beetle
Cryptocephalus bipunctatus
Common small pot beetle
Cryptocephalus pusillus
Hazed pot beetle
Cryptocephalus coryli
Green pot beetle
Cryptocephalus aureolus
Sand plains Cryptocephalus
Cryptocephalus australobispinus
Downie's-dotted Cryptocephalus
Cryptocephalus downiei
CompareHypericum pot beetle vs Black-and-red pot beetleHypericum pot beetle vs Common small pot beetleHypericum pot beetle vs Hazed pot beetleHypericum pot beetle vs Green pot beetle
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the hypericum pot beetle?
An adult hypericum pot beetle measures 4 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the hypericum pot beetle?
The hypericum pot beetle (Cryptocephalus moraei) belongs to the family Chrysomelidae in the order Coleoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844
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