Chrysolina bankii
| Chrysolina bankii | |
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| Chrysolina bankii eating a broadleaf plantain | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chrysolina |
| Species: | C. bankii
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysolina bankii (Fabricius, 1775)
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| Synonyms | |
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Chrysolina banksi | |
Chrysolina bankii is a species of leaf beetle native to western Europe and the western Mediterranean Basin (including Macaronesia).[1][2] It has also been introduced to the East and West Coasts of the US, and are now expanding their range.
References[]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Warchalowski, A. (2003) Chrysomelidae. The Leaf-beetles of Europe and the Mediterranean Area. Warsawa: Natura Optima Dux.
External links[]
- Images representing Chrysolina at BOLD
Categories:
- Chrysomelinae
- Beetles described in 1775
- Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
- Beetles of Europe
- Fauna of Macaronesia
- Chrysomelinae stubs