Chrysolina grossa, the red leaf beetle, is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chrysolina |
| Subgenus: | Melasomoptera |
| Species: | C. grossa
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysolina grossa (Fabricius, 1792)
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Subspecies edit
Species within this genus include:[1]
- Chrysolina grossa chloromaura (Olivier, 1807)
- Chrysolina grossa grossa (Fabricius, 1792)
- Chrysolina grossa tingitana (Escalera, 1914)
Distribution edit
This species is mainly found in France, Italy, Spain and former Yugoslavia.[2]
Description edit
Chrysolina grossa can reach a length of about 10 millimetres (0.39 in). 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 edit
It feeds on wild plants of the Lamiaceae species.
References edit
- Daccordi, M., 1982 - Chrysomelinae in:Seeno, T.N. & Wilcox, J.A., Leaf beetle genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) - Entomography Publications, Sacramento