Biology:Chrysochares asiaticus
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Short description: Species of beetle
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| Chrysochares asiaticus from Russia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chrysochares |
| Species: | C. asiaticus
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| Chrysochares asiaticus (Pallas, 1771)
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Chrysochares asiaticus is a species of beetles belonging to the leaf beetle family, subfamily Eumolpinae.
Description
C. asiaticus reaches about 15–17 mm (0.59–0.67 in) in length. Its pronotum 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.
Distribution
C. asiaticus is distributed in Azerbaijan, southern European Russia, central Asia, Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Xinjiang (an autonomous region of China ).[2]
References
- ↑ Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "Eumolpinae". Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 619–643. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=qt8zDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA620.
- ↑ Nadein, K.; Ahmed, Z.; Sergeev, M. (2012). "Distributional notes on Chrysomelidae from Pakistan and Afghanistan (Coleoptera)". Beiträge zur Entomologie 62 (1): S225–S233. https://www.zin.ru/Animalia/Coleoptera/pdf/nadein_et_al_2012.pdf.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5114750 entry
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