Lachnaia italica

Lachnaia italica is a species of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Clytrinae.

This species is found in Italy, France, and Slovenia.

[1] These beetles are 75–10 millimetres (2.95–0.39 in) long, the head and pronotum are black, the elytra are bright yellow-orange, with six black dots.

Adults mainly feeds on Rosaceae (Rubus) and Fagaceae (Quercus) species.

Larvae live in nests of red wood ant (Formica rufa), feeding on vegetable refuses.