Kingdom Animalia Family Chrysomelidae Scientific name Oreina gloriosa Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Oreina Phylum Arthropoda Order Beetle | |
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Similar Oreina, Beetle, Oreina speciosa, Oreina cacaliae, Chrysomelinae | ||
Oreina gloriosa is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.
This alpine leaf beetle is found in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
The only food plant for both adults and larvae is the Masterwort (Peucedanum ostruthium in the family Apiaceae). The adults are 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in) long. Elytra are bright metallic green crossed by longitudinal blue stripes, or metallic blue.
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