Chrysolina oricalcia (Müller, 1776) is a animal in the Chrysomelidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chrysolina oricalcia (Müller, 1776)

Chrysolina oricalcia (Müller, 1776)

Chrysolina oricalcia is a 9 mm broad-shouldered leaf beetle found across most of Europe that feeds on Apiaceae plants.

Family
Genus
Chrysolina
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Chrysolina oricalcia (Müller, 1776)

Chrysolina oricalcia (Müller, 1776), sometimes misspelled as Chrysolina oricalcea, is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetle. It belongs to the family Chrysomelidae and the subfamily Chrysomelinae. This species grows to around 9 mm in length. It feeds on several plant species that are part of the Apiaceae family. It can be found across most of Europe.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Chrysolina

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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