Family Chrysomelidae Rank Species | Order Coleoptera | |
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Similar Chrysolina, Chrysolina polita, Chrysolina herbacea, Chrysolina varians, Chrysomela | ||
Chrysolina fastuosa, also known as the dead-nettle leaf beetle, is a species of beetle from a family of Chrysomelidae found in Europe, Caucasus and northern Turkey.
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Chrysolina fastuosa
Description
The species has a length ranging from 5.1–6.9 millimetres (0.20–0.27 in). C. fastuosa has a gold shine that transitions to a green or violet-blue longitudinal stripe near the shoulder band of the elytra as well as near the suture. Occasionally, specimen of C. fastuosa may be completely green or black in colour.
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