Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Chrysomelidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Genus Chrysolina | |
Similar Chrysolina, Mint beetle, Chrysolina americana, Timarcha, Chrysolina polita | ||
Chrysolina herbacea mating
Chrysolina herbacea, also known as the Mint Leaf Beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.
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Chrysolina herbacea mint leaf beetle chrysom le de la menthe
Description
The species is green, with black legs and antennae. Females can range in colour from green to purplish-grey.
Visually it may be confused with the much rarer Tansy beetle (Chrysolina graminis).
Distribution
It can be found in Germany, Italy, Portugal, the Caucasus, Turkey, and western Central Asia.
References
Chrysolina herbacea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA