Timarcha goettingensis

Timarcha goettingensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Timarcha
Species:
T. goettingensis
Binomial name
Timarcha goettingensis

Timarcha goettingensis, commonly known as the Small Bloody-nosed Beetle or the Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle is a species of leaf beetle native to Europe.[1] [2]

Description

T. goettingensis is a shiny blue-black, violet-copper, or black beetle measuring 8–13 mm in length.[1][2] Visually it may be confused with Timarcha tenebricosa, but this beetle is larger (11–18 mm) and is more constricted on the base of its pronotum than T. goettingensis.[3] Timarcha goettingensis may also be visually confused with Chrysolina sturmi.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Timarcha goettingensis (Linnaeus, 1758)". Coleoptera.org.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b Hubble, D. (2012). Keys to the Adults of Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland. Field Studies Council. p. 53. ISBN 9781908819086.
  3. ^ "Timarcha goettingensis/tenebricosa". Watford Coleoptera Group. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

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