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Chrysolina bankii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Chrysolina
Subgenus:	Chrysolina
Species:	C. bankii
Binomial name
Chrysolina bankii (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Chrysolina banksi Chrysomela bankii

Chrysolina bankii is a species of leaf beetle native to western Europe and the western Mediterranean Basin (including Macaronesia). It has also been introduced to the US, where its range is expanding.

Chrysolina bankii adults are 8.0-10.7 mm in length. They are metallic bronze in color, with orange-brown legs. Their elytra have puncture marks. They feed on numerous types of leaves, but especially those in Asteraceae and Lamiaceae.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Warchalowski, A. (2003) Chrysomelidae. The Leaf-beetles of Europe and the Mediterranean Area. Warsawa: Natura Optima Dux.
3. ^ Beucke, Kyle (2022-05-25). "Chrysolina bankii (Fabricius): a leaf beetle". Pest Rating Proposals and Final Ratings. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
4. "Chrysolina banksi (Fabricius, 1775) | UK Beetle Recording". www.coleoptera.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-24.

External links

• Images representing Chrysolina at BOLD

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• Chrysomelinae
• Beetles described in 1775
• Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
• Beetles of Europe
• Fauna of Macaronesia
• Chrysomelinae stubs