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Chrysolina fastuosa

Chrysolina fastuosa
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Chrysolina
Species: C. fastuosa
Binomial name
Chrysolina fastuosa
Scopoli, 1763
Synonyms
  • Coccinella fastuosa (Scopoli, 1763)
  • Chrysomela speciosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Chrysomela inexplicabilis (Brancsik, 1910)

Chrysolina fastuosa, also known as the dead-nettle leaf beetle, is a species of beetle from a family of Chrysomelidae found in Europe, Caucasus and northern Turkey.

The species has a length ranging from 5.1–6.9 millimetres (0.20–0.27 in). C. fastuosa has a gold shine that transitions to a green or violet-blue longitudinal stripe near the shoulder band of the elytra as well as near the suture. Occasionally, specimen of C. fastuosa may be completely green or black in colour.


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