Chrysolina staphylaea

Chrysolina staphylaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Chrysolina
Subgenus: Chrysolina
Species:
C. staphylaea
Binomial name
Chrysolina staphylaea

Chrysolina staphylaea is a species of leaf beetle native to Europe.[1][2] It has also been found in Eastern Canada, with the first discovery being in Halifax, Nova Scotia in June 1897. The beetle has a reddish-brown body.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Warchalowski, A. (2003) Chrysomelidae. The Leaf-beetles of Europe and the Mediterranean Area. Warsawa: Natura Optima Dux.
  3. ^ Majka, Christopher G.; LeSage, Laurent (2008-01-01). "Introduced Leaf Beetles of the Maritime Provinces, 4: Chrysolina staphylaea (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 110 (1): 79–86. doi:10.4289/0013-8797-110.1.79. ISSN 0013-8797. S2CID 85008094.


This Chrysomelinae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.