Chrysolina herbacea

Chrysolina herbacea, also known as the mint leaf beetle,[1][2] or green mint beetle (in the UK),[3] is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.

Chrysolina herbacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Chrysomelidae
Genus:
Chrysolina
Species:
C. herbacea
Binomial name
Chrysolina herbacea
(Duftschmid, 1825)
Synonyms
  • Chrysomela herbacea (Duftschmidt, 1825)
  • Chrysomela menthastri (Suffrian, 1851)
  • Chrysomela fulminans (Suffrian, 1851)

Description

The species is green, with black legs and antennae. Females can range in colour from green to purplish grey.[4] It can be 8-9 mm long and has black coloured larvae,[3] which also feed on mint leaves.[2]

Visually it may be confused with the much rarer tansy beetle (Chrysolina graminis).[5]

Distribution

It can be found in Germany, Italy, Portugal,[6] Great Britain,[3] the Caucasus, Turkey, and western Central Asia.[4]

References
  1. "Common name". Bioimages.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  2. "Mint leaf beetle". gardenersworld.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. "Blue mint beetle". rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. "Description and distribution". Biol.uni.wroc.pl. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  5. Oxford, G. S.; Sivell, D.; Dytham, C.; Key, R. (2003). "The jewel of York - ecology and conservation of the tansy beetle". British Wildlife. 14: 332–337.
  6. J. Coelho João Coelho (4 April 2010). "Portuguese distribution". Flickr.com. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
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