Kingdom Animalia Family Chrysomelidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Subfamily Chrysomelinae Genus Gastrophysa Order Beetle | |
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Similar Gastrophysa, Beetle, Gastrophysa viridula, Cryptocephalus bipunctatus, Chrysolina polita | ||
Gastrophysa polygoni is a species of leaf beetle in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The species can be up to 5mm long and is green-blue in colour. The thorax is orange and the wing cases are a metallic green, and the beetle can be seen in spring and summer.
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