Chrysolina herbacea

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Chrysolina herbacea
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Chrysolina
Species:
C. herbacea
Binomial name
Chrysolina herbacea
(Duftschmid, 1825)
Synonyms
  • Chrysomela herbacea (Duftschmidt, 1825)
  • Chrysomela menthastri (Suffrian, 1851)
  • Chrysomela fulminans (Suffrian, 1851)

Chrysolina herbacea, also known as the mint leaf beetle,[1][2] or green mint beetle (in the UK),[3] is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.

Description[]

The species is green, with black legs and antennae. Females can range in colour from green to purplish grey.[4] It can be 8-10 mm long and has black coloured larvae,[3] which also feed on mint leaves.[2] They are active between May to September.[5]

Visually it may be confused with the much rarer tansy beetle (Chrysolina graminis).[6]

Distribution[]

It can be found in Germany, Italy, Portugal,[7] Great Britain,[3] Ireland, the Caucasus, Turkey, and western Central Asia.[4]

Habitat[]

It prefers to live in damp riverside areas and in Marshy fields.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Common name". Bioimages.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Mint leaf beetle". gardenersworld.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Blue mint beetle". rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Description and distribution". Biol.uni.wroc.pl. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  5. ^ a b Bob Gibbons Pocket Guide to Insects (2014), p. 182, at Google Books
  6. ^ Oxford, G. S.; Sivell, D.; Dytham, C.; Key, R. (2003). "The jewel of York - ecology and conservation of the tansy beetle". British Wildlife. 14: 332–337.
  7. ^ J. Coelho João Coelho (4 April 2010). "Portuguese distribution". Flickr.com. Retrieved 23 February 2012.

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