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Chrysolina virgata

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Chrysolina virgata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Chrysolina
Subgenus: Euchrysolina
Species:
C. virgata
Binomial name
Chrysolina virgata
(Motschulsky, 1860)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysolina eximia (Baly, 1862)
  • Chrysolina obscurofasciata (Jacoby, 1885)
  • Chrysomela eximia Baly, 1862
  • Chrysomela obscurofasciata Jacoby, 1885
  • Chrysomela virgata Motschulsky

Chrysolina virgata is a species of leaf beetle in the genus Chrysolina.[2]

Taxonomy

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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

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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

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C. virgata is a Palaearctic species native to East Asia and Japan.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Chrysolina virgata (Motschulsky, 1860)". BioLib. 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  3. ^ "Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860". BioLib. 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  4. ^ 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.
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