Chrysolina virgata is a species of leaf beetle in the genus Chrysolina.[2]
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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: | Euchrysolina |
| Species: | C. virgata
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysolina virgata (Motschulsky, 1860)
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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.