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Chrysolina bicolor
	Chrysolina bicolor
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Chrysolina
Subgenus:	Centoptera
Species:	C. bicolor
Binomial name
	Chrysolina bicolor; (Fabricius, 1775)

Chrysolina bicolor is a species of beetle belonging to the Chrysomelidae family.

Description

Chrysolina bicolor reaches about 11 millimetres (0.43 in) in length, with females slightly larger than males. Pronotum is usually metallic blue. Elytra are densely punctured and vary from metallic green to reddish, sometimes with darker violet spots. The main host plants are lavender, oregano, rosemary and thyme.

Distribution

This species occurs in Spain, Portugal, Sicily, Croatia and North Africa.^[1]

References

^ "Chrysolina bicolor Fabricius, 1775". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

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[1] "Chrysolina bicolor Fabricius, 1775". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

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