Biology:Chrysolina lepida

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Short description: Species of beetle

Chrysolina lepida
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Chrysolina
Subgenus: Allochrysolina
Species:
C. lepida
Binomial name
Chrysolina lepida
(Olivier, 1807)
Synonyms
  • Chrysomela fuliginosa (Olivier, 1807)
  • Chrysomela opaca (Suffrian, 1853)

Chrysolina lepida is a species of beetle from Chrysomelidae family, that could be found in Iberian peninsula, Southern France, Italy, and Northwest Africa.[1]

Description

Both males and females are of the same length, but have different colour of legs. Females have orange, while males have black.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1312994 entry