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Golden Leaf Beetle

Chrysolina fastuosa

Description:

Chrysolina fastuosa on Mint leaf

1 Species ID Suggestions

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago
Leaf Beetle
Chrysolina varians Chrysolina varians


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8 Comments

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 11 years ago

Did this make you lose sleep? :D

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 11 years ago

There's a German name for it, Jeannette - it's a common one here, called "Prächtiger Blattkäfer", spread over large parts of Europe - it's the problem with wiki...not the most certain information.

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Have you checked the range? Wiki: Chrysolina fastuosa also known as Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle,[1] is a species of beetle from a family of Chrysomelidae, that can be found in Caucasus, North Turkey,[2] and in Czeck Republic and Slovakia.

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 11 years ago

LOL...no :)

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

I thought it was you and your camera mirrored in the beetle :)

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

lovely!

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 11 years ago

No, it don't think so, Jeannette :)
2nd and 3rd shot show pretty good the rainbow-shimmering coat, which the C. varians is lacking of.

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

I think it looks more like this :)

LarsKorb
Spotted by
LarsKorb

Schönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

Spotted on Jul 10, 2012
Submitted on Jul 10, 2012

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