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Chrysolina oricalcia

Chrysolina oricalcia
Chrysomelidae - Chrysolina oricalcia.JPG
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Chrysomelinae
Genus: Chrysolina
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 beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.

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

It is found in most Europe.



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