Taxonomy
- Polyphaga
- Chrysomeloidea
- Chrysomelidae
- Chrysolina
- Chrysolina polita
Images
Source: Roger Key
Source: John Gardner / Wildscenes
Source: Malcolm Storey / BioImages
Source: Lech Borowiec
Description
Size: 5.9-8.6mm
Basic colour: Metallic green with red-brown/orange-brown elytra
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Other colour forms: Rare
Pronotoum: Metallic green
Leg colour: Metallic green
Basic colour: Metallic green with red-brown/orange-brown elytra
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Other colour forms: Rare
Pronotoum: Metallic green
Leg colour: Metallic green
Probably the commonest and most widespread British species of Chrysolina.
Biology
Status: Widespread and common
Habitat: Various
Host plant: Various Lamiaceae, especially mints; also on nettles and ivy
Overwintering: Adults hibernate in logs and under bark etc. from October to March/April.
Food: Adults and larvae feed on leaves; adults may also feed on pollen.
Other notes: Occasionally, the pronotum is red-purple; rarely, the metallic green colour is replaced by blue.
Habitat: Various
Host plant: Various Lamiaceae, especially mints; also on nettles and ivy
Overwintering: Adults hibernate in logs and under bark etc. from October to March/April.
Food: Adults and larvae feed on leaves; adults may also feed on pollen.
Other notes: Occasionally, the pronotum is red-purple; rarely, the metallic green colour is replaced by blue.
Articles
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(1992), A new hostplant of Chrysolina polita (Linnaeus) (Chrysomelidae) The Coleopterist 1(2):19