Chrysolina virgata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chrysolina |
| Subgenus: | Euchrysolina |
| Species: | C. virgata
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysolina virgata (Motschulsky, 1860)
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Chrysolina virgata is a species of leaf beetle in the genus Chrysolina.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus Chrysolina currently contains 39 subgenera.[3] C. virgata is located in the subgenus Euchrysolina which additionally contains only C. graminis and its five associated subspecies; this subgenus was first established in 1950 by Bechyné.[4]
Description
[edit]C. virgata is a small, round leaf beetle. Dorsally it is metallic green in colour, iridescent bronze on its elytra and pronotum. It is also finely punctured across both areas.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]C. virgata is a Palaearctic species native to East Asia and Japan.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bieńkowski, A. O. (2001). "A study on the genus Chrysolina MOTSCHULSKY, 1860, with a checklist of all the described subgenera, species, subspecies, and synonyms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae)" (PDF). Genus. 12 (2): 105–235.
- ^ "Chrysolina virgata (Motschulsky, 1860)". BioLib. 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- ^ "Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860". BioLib. 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ Bechyné, J. (1950). "7e contribution a la connaissance du genre Chrysolina MOTSCH. (Col. Phytophaga Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Entomologischen Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey. 1: 47–185. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2017-02-17.