Taxonomy
- Polyphaga
- Chrysomeloidea
- Chrysomelidae
- Chrysolina
- Chrysolina banksi
Images
Source: Roger Key
Source: John Walters
Description
Size: 8.0-10.7mm
Basic colour: Metallic bronze
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: Orange-brown to dark brown
Basic colour: Metallic bronze
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: Orange-brown to dark brown
Biology
Status: Widespread, especially in the south-west; usually coastal, can be locally common.
Habitat: Various open habitats, but also valley woodland.
Host plant: Various, especially ribwort plantain and a range of Lamiaceae, including mints.
Overwintering: Usually as larvae; also as adults in warmer locations.
Food: Leaves
Other notes: Similar to C. staphylaea, but larger. No metallic reflection. Elytral punctures sparse and random. Now more correctly known as C. banksii.
Habitat: Various open habitats, but also valley woodland.
Host plant: Various, especially ribwort plantain and a range of Lamiaceae, including mints.
Overwintering: Usually as larvae; also as adults in warmer locations.
Food: Leaves
Other notes: Similar to C. staphylaea, but larger. No metallic reflection. Elytral punctures sparse and random. Now more correctly known as C. banksii.