Chrysolina grossa explained

Chrysolina grossa, the red leaf beetle, is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.

Subspecies

Species within this genus include:^[1]

• Chrysolina grossa chloromaura (Olivier, 1807)
• Chrysolina grossa grossa (Fabricius, 1792)
• Chrysolina grossa tingitana (Escalera, 1914)

Distribution

This species is mainly found in France, Italy, Spain and former Yugoslavia.^[2]

Description

Chrysolina grossa can reach a length of about . Head and pronotum show metallic blue-green colours, while elytra are bright red. It can be distinguished from Chrysomela populi for its longer antennae and wider pronotum.

Biology

It feeds on wild plants of the Lamiaceae species.

References

• Daccordi, M., 1982 - Chrysomelinae in:Seeno, T.N. & Wilcox, J.A., Leaf beetle genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) - Entomography Publications, Sacramento

External links

• Chrysomelidae of Europe
• INPN

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id241812/ Biolib
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629093636/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=242095 Fauna europaea