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Chrysolina oricalcia

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Chrysolina oricalcia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Chrysolina
Subgenus: Sulcicollis
Species:
C. oricalcia
Binomial name
Chrysolina oricalcia
(O. F. Muller, 1776)
Synonyms
  • Chrysomela bulgarensis (Sckrank, 1781)
  • Chrysomela oricalcea (Muller, 1776)
  • Minckia oricalcea (Muller)

Chrysolina oricalcea is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.

Around 9 mm in length, it feeds on several plants of the Apiaceae species.

It is found in most Europe.

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