Chrysolina grossa

Chrysolina grossa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Chrysolina
Subgenus: Melasomoptera
Species:
C. grossa
Binomial name
Chrysolina grossa
(Fabricius, 1792)

Chrysolina grossa, the red leaf beetle, is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.

Subspecies

Species within this genus include:[1]

  • Chrysolina grossa chloromaura (Olivier, 1807)
  • Chrysolina grossa grossa (Fabricius, 1792)
  • Chrysolina grossa tingitana (Escalera, 1914)

Distribution

C. grossa – Mating pair

This species is mainly found in France, Italy, Spain and former Yugoslavia.[2]

Description

Chrysolina grossa can reach a length of about 10 millimetres (0.39 in). Head and pronotum show metallic blue-green colours, while elytra are bright red. It can be distinguished from Chrysomela populi for its longer antennae and wider pronotum.

Biology

It feeds on wild plants of the Lamiaceae species.

References

  1. ^ Biolib
  2. ^ Fauna europaea
  • Daccordi, M., 1982 - Chrysomelinae in:Seeno, T.N. & Wilcox, J.A., Leaf beetle genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) - Entomography Publications, Sacramento