Chrysochares asiaticus

Chrysochares asiaticus
Chrysochares asiaticus from Russia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Chrysomelidae
Genus:Chrysochares
Species: C. asiaticus
Binomial name
Chrysochares asiaticus
(Pallas, 1771)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysochares aeneus Ballion, 1878
  • Chrysochares coerulescens Jacobson, 1894
  • Chrysochares ignitus Jacobson, 1894
  • Chrysochares orientalis Lopatin, 1963
  • Chrysochares violaceomixtus Jacobson, 1894
  • Chrysochares virens Weise, 1890
  • Chrysomela asiatica Pallas, 1771
  • Cryptocephalus sibiricus J. A. Frölich, 1792

Chrysochares asiaticus is a species of beetles belonging to the Chrysomelidae family, Eumolpinae, in the Caucasus, southern Russia, and central Asia.

Description

C. asiaticus reaches about 15–17 mm (0.59–0.67 in) in length. Its prototum is green or greenish-blue, while the elytra are purple-red, or sometimes blue with a green sheen. The tips of the antennae are black.

References

  1. ↑ Löbl, Ivan; Smetana, Ales (2010). "Eumolpinae". Chrysomeloidea. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. 6. Apollo Books. pp. 619–642.


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