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Chrysolina americana
Chrysolina americana can reach a length of 5–8 millimetres (0.20–0.31 in). They have a colourful elytra with metallic green and purple longitudinal stripes. The wings are quite short, so these beetles can not fly. This species feeds on various aromatic Lamiaceae, mainly on rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) (hence the common name), lavender (Lavandula) and thyme (Thymus).
Is native and common to eastern Europe and the Mediterranean sub-region.
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Thanks for the nice comments :-)
Beautiful!
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Also thank you very much for the warm welcome!
Love the colors! A little jewel.
Thanks for the nice comments: just found it in my terrace. We have lavender on the side and then I learned they feed on this type of plant so probably this is what attracted it :-)
Gorgeous, Marta!
Truly beautiful! Just like a jewelry. :-)