Timarcha goettingensis explained

Timarcha goettingensis, commonly known as the Small Bloody-nosed Beetle or the Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle is a species of leaf beetle native to Europe.[1] [2]

Description

T. goettingensis is a shiny blue-black, violet-copper, or black beetle measuring 8 - 13 mm in length. Visually it may be confused with Timarcha tenebricosa, but this beetle is larger (11 - 18 mm) and is more constricted on the base of its pronotum than T. goettingensis.[3] Timarcha goettingensis may also be visually confused with Chrysolina sturmi.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Timarcha goettingensis (Linnaeus, 1758) . Coleoptera.org.uk . 7 October 2017.
  2. Book: Hubble, D. . 2012 . Keys to the Adults of Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland . Field Studies Council . 9781908819086 . 53.
  3. Web site: Timarcha goettingensis/tenebricosa . Watford Coleoptera Group . 7 October 2017.