Chrysolina virgata

Chrysolina virgata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Chrysolina
Subgenus: Euchrysolina
Species:
C. virgata
Binomial name
Chrysolina virgata
(Motschulsky, 1860)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysolina eximia (Baly, 1862)
  • Chrysolina obscurofasciata (Jacoby, 1885)
  • Chrysomela eximia Baly, 1862
  • Chrysomela obscurofasciata Jacoby, 1885
  • Chrysomela virgata Motschulsky

Chrysolina virgata is a species of leaf beetle in the genus Chrysolina.[2]

Taxonomy

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

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

C. virgata is a Palaearctic species native to East Asia and Japan.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Chrysolina virgata (Motschulsky, 1860)". BioLib. 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  3. ^ "Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860". BioLib. 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  4. ^ 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.