Chyrsolina virgata
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Chrysomeloidea |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chrysolina |
| Subgenus: | Euchrysolina |
| Species: | C. virgata |
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Chrysolina virgata (Motchulsky, 1860) |
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Chrysolina virgata is a species of leaf beetle in the genus Chrysolina.
The genus Chrysolina currently contains 39 subgenera.C. virgata is located in the subgenus Euchrysolina which additionally contains only the C. graminis and its five associated subspecies; this subgenus was first established in 1950 by Bechyné.
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.
C. virgata is a Palaearctic species native to East Asia and Japan.
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