Chrysolina staphylaea

Chrysolina staphylaea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Chrysolina
Subgenus:	Chrysolina
Species:	C. staphylaea
Binomial name
	Chrysolina staphylaea; (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chrysolina staphylaea is a species of leaf beetle native to Europe.^[1]^[2] It has also been found in Eastern Canada, with the first discovery being in Halifax, Nova Scotia in June 1897. The beetle has a reddish-brown body.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Warchalowski, A. (2003) Chrysomelidae. The Leaf-beetles of Europe and the Mediterranean Area. Warsawa: Natura Optima Dux.
^ Majka, Christopher G.; LeSage, Laurent (2008-01-01). "Introduced Leaf Beetles of the Maritime Provinces, 4: Chrysolina staphylaea (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 110 (1): 79–86. doi:10.4289/0013-8797-110.1.79. ISSN 0013-8797. S2CID 85008094.

External links[edit]

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Warchalowski, A. (2003) Chrysomelidae. The Leaf-beetles of Europe and the Mediterranean Area. Warsawa: Natura Optima Dux.

[3] Majka, Christopher G.; LeSage, Laurent (2008-01-01). "Introduced Leaf Beetles of the Maritime Provinces, 4: Chrysolina staphylaea (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 110 (1): 79–86. doi:10.4289/0013-8797-110.1.79. ISSN 0013-8797. S2CID 85008094.

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