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{{short description|Species of beetle}}
{{Taxobox
{{Speciesbox
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| name = Chrysolina grossa
| image = Chrysomelidae - Chrysolina grossa.JPG
| image = Chrysomelidae - Chrysolina grossa.JPG
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| genus = Chrysolina
| image_caption =
| parent = Chrysolina (Melasomoptera)
| image2 =
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| species = grossa
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| authority = ([[Johan Christian Fabricius|Fabricius]], 1792)
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| ordo = [[Beetle|Coleoptera]]
| superfamilia = [[Chrysomeloidea]]
| familia = [[Chrysomelidae]]
| subfamilia = [[Chrysomelinae]]
| genus = ''[[Chrysolina]]''
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| species = '''''C. grossa'''''
| binomial = ''Chrysolina grossa''
| binomial_authority = ([[Fabricius]], 1792)
| synonyms =
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*''Chrysolina grossa chloromaura '' <small> (Olivier, 1807) </small>
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*''Chrysolina grossa grossa'' <small> (Fabricius, 1792) </small>
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*''Chrysolina grossa tingitana'' <small> (Escalera, 1914) </small>
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[[File:Chrysomelidae - Chrysolina grossa-1.JPG|thumb|240 px|left|C. grossa – Mating pair]] '''''Chrysolina grossa''''' is a species of ''broad-shouldered leaf beetles'' belonging to the family [[Chrysomelidae]], subfamily [[Chrysomelinae]].
'''''Chrysolina grossa''''', the '''red leaf beetle''', is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family [[Chrysomelidae]], subfamily [[Chrysomelinae]].


==Subspecies==
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Head and pronotum show metallic blue-green colours, while elytra are bright red. It can be distinguished from [[Chrysomela populi]] for its longer antennae and wider pronotum.
Species within this genus include:<ref>[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id241812/ Biolib]</ref>
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*''Chrysolina grossa chloromaura '' <small>(Olivier, 1807)</small>
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*''Chrysolina grossa grossa'' <small>(Fabricius, 1792)</small>
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*''Chrysolina grossa tingitana'' <small>(Escalera, 1914)</small>


==Distribution==
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It feeds on wild plants of the [[Lamiaceae]] species.
[[File:Chrysomelidae - Chrysolina grossa-1.JPG|thumb|240 px|left|''C. grossa'' – Mating pair]]
This species is mainly found in [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Spain]] and former [[Yugoslavia]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629093636/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=242095 Fauna europaea]</ref>


==Description==
It is mainly found in [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Spain]] and [[Jugoslavia]].
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''Chrysolina grossa'' can reach a length of about {{convert|10|mm}}. Head and pronotum show metallic blue-green colours, while elytra are bright red. It can be distinguished from ''[[Chrysomela populi]]'' for its longer antennae and wider pronotum.

==Biology==
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It feeds on wild plants of the [[Lamiaceae]] species.


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* Daccordi, M., 1982 - Chrysomelinae in:Seeno, T.N. & Wilcox, J.A., Leaf beetle genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) - Entomography Publications, Sacramento
* Daccordi, M., 1982 - Chrysomelinae in:Seeno, T.N. & Wilcox, J.A., Leaf beetle genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) - Entomography Publications, Sacramento



==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160516032243/http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/European%20Chrysomelidae/chrysolina%20grossa.htm Chrysomelidae of Europe]
* [http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=242095 Fauna europea]
* [http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id241812/ Biolib]
* [https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/241481 INPN]

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* [http://culex.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/European%20Chrysomelidae/chrysolina%20grossa.htm Culex.biol.uni.wroc.pl]
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[[Category:Chrysomelidae]]
[[Category:Chrysomelinae]]
[[Category:Chrysolina]]
[[Category:Beetles of Europe]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius]]
[[Category:Beetles described in 1792]]

Latest revision as of 19:25, 28 July 2023

Chrysolina grossa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Chrysolina
Subgenus: Melasomoptera
Species:
C. grossa
Binomial name
Chrysolina grossa
(Fabricius, 1792)

Chrysolina grossa, the red leaf beetle, is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.

Subspecies

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Species within this genus include:[1]

  • Chrysolina grossa chloromaura (Olivier, 1807)
  • Chrysolina grossa grossa (Fabricius, 1792)
  • Chrysolina grossa tingitana (Escalera, 1914)

Distribution

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C. grossa – Mating pair

This species is mainly found in France, Italy, Spain and former Yugoslavia.[2]

Description

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Chrysolina grossa can reach a length of about 10 millimetres (0.39 in). Head and pronotum show metallic blue-green colours, while elytra are bright red. It can be distinguished from Chrysomela populi for its longer antennae and wider pronotum.

Biology

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It feeds on wild plants of the Lamiaceae species.

References

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  1. ^ Biolib
  2. ^ Fauna europaea
  • Daccordi, M., 1982 - Chrysomelinae in:Seeno, T.N. & Wilcox, J.A., Leaf beetle genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) - Entomography Publications, Sacramento
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