Chrysomela | |
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Chrysomela populi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: |
Chrysomela Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Chrysomela populi Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Species | |
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Chrysomela is a genus of leaf beetles found almost throughout the world, but missing from Australia. It contains around 40 species, including 7 in eastern and northern Europe. It also includes at least 17 species in North America, including the cottonwood leaf beetle Chrysomela scripta.
The genus includes the following species: