Chrysolina oricalcia

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

Chrysolina oricalcia
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)

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

It is found in most Europe.

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