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Chrysolina bicolor

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Chrysolina bicolor
Chrysolina bicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Chrysomelidae
Genus:
Chrysolina
Species:
C. bicolor
Binomial name
Chrysolina bicolor
(Fabricius, 1775)

Chrysolina bicolor is a species of beetle belonging to the Chrysomelidae family.

Description

Chrysolina bicolor

Chrysolina bicolor reaches about 11 millimetres (0.43 in) in length, with females slightly larger than males. Pronotum is usually metallic blue. Elytra are densely punctured and vary from metallic green to reddish, sometimes with darker violet spots. The main host plants are lavender, oregano, rosemary and thyme.

Distribution

This species occurs in Spain, Portugal, Sicily, Croatia and North Africa.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Chrysolina bicolor Fabricius, 1775". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 27 January 2012.


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