Chrysolina herbacea
Chrysolina herbacea, also known as the mint leaf beetle,[1][2] or green mint beetle (in the UK),[3] is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chrysolina |
| Subgenus: | Synerga |
| Species: | C. herbacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysolina herbacea (Duftschmid, 1825) | |
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Description
The species is green, with black legs and antennae. Females can range in colour from green to purplish grey.[4] It can be 8–10 mm long and has black coloured larvae,[3] which also feed on mint leaves.[2] They are active between May and September.[5]
Visually it may be confused with the much rarer tansy beetle (Chrysolina graminis).[6]
Distribution
It can be found in Germany, Italy, Portugal,[7] Great Britain,[3] Ireland, the Caucasus, Turkey, and western Central Asia.[4]
Habitat
It prefers to live in damp riverside areas and in Marshy fields.[5]
References
- "Common name". Bioimages.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- "Mint leaf beetle". gardenersworld.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- "Blue mint beetle". rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- "Description and distribution". Biol.uni.wroc.pl. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- Bob Gibbons Pocket Guide to Insects (2014), p. 182, at Google Books
- Oxford, G. S.; Sivell, D.; Dytham, C.; Key, R. (2003). "The jewel of York - ecology and conservation of the tansy beetle". British Wildlife. 14: 332–337.
- J. Coelho João Coelho (4 April 2010). "Portuguese distribution". Flickr.com. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
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