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| parent = Chrysolina (Melasomoptera) |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a |
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| classis = [[Insect]]a |
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| ordo = [[Beetle|Coleoptera]] |
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| superfamilia = [[Chrysomeloidea]] |
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| familia = [[Chrysomelidae]] |
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| subfamilia = [[Chrysomelinae]] |
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| binomial = ''Chrysolina grossa'' |
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'''''Chrysolina grossa''''', the '''red leaf beetle''', is a species of |
'''''Chrysolina grossa''''', the '''red leaf beetle''', is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family [[Chrysomelidae]], subfamily [[Chrysomelinae]]. |
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==Subspecies== |
==Subspecies== |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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[[File:Chrysomelidae - Chrysolina grossa-1.JPG|thumb|240 px|left|''C. grossa'' – Mating pair]] |
[[File:Chrysomelidae - Chrysolina grossa-1.JPG|thumb|240 px|left|''C. grossa'' – Mating pair]] |
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This species is mainly found in [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Spain]] and former [[Yugoslavia]].<ref>[http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=242095 Fauna europaea]</ref> |
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> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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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. |
''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. |
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==Biology== |
==Biology== |
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Latest revision as of 19:25, 28 July 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chrysolina |
| Subgenus: | Melasomoptera |
| Species: | C. grossa
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| Chrysolina grossa (Fabricius, 1792)
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Chrysolina grossa, the red leaf beetle, is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.
Subspecies
[edit]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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This species is mainly found in France, Italy, Spain and former Yugoslavia.[2]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]It feeds on wild plants of the Lamiaceae species.
References
[edit]- Daccordi, M., 1982 - Chrysomelinae in:Seeno, T.N. & Wilcox, J.A., Leaf beetle genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) - Entomography Publications, Sacramento