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''Chrysolina'' is a large
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of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and
introduced species An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived there ...
in Australia. The species ''
Chrysolina cerealis ''Chrysolina cerealis'', the rainbow leaf beetle or Snowdon beetle, is a beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. Subspecies Subspecies within this genus include: * ''Chrysolina cerealis cerealis'' (Linnaeus, 1767) (Central and Western Euro ...
'' and '' C. graminis'' are protected in the
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. All species of ''Chrysolina'' are phytophagous, feeding on specific food plants, and some of them have been used for biological control of weeds. To control ''
Hypericum perforatum ''Hypericum perforatum'', known as St. John's wort, is a flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae and the type species of the genus ''Hypericum''. Possibly a hybrid between '' H. maculatum'' and '' H. attenuatum'', the species can be found a ...
'' (St John's wort), ''C. hyperici'' was successfully naturalized in
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in the 1930sWilfred William Robbins, Alden Springer Crafts. ''Weed Control: A Textbook and Manual''. N.Y.: McGraw-Hill, 1962. P. 137, 155, 162. and several species, especially ''C. quadrigemina'', were introduced to
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in the late 1940s.Richard E. White. ''A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983. . P. 296.


Systematic classification of European species

*Order
Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
*:Suborder
Polyphaga Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles. It comprises 144 families in 16 superfamilies, and displays an enormous variety of specialization and adaptation, with over 350,000 described species, or approximately 90% of the b ...
*::Superfamily
Chrysomeloidea The Chrysomeloidea are an enormous superfamily of beetles, with tens of thousands of species. The largest families are Cerambycidae, long-horned beetles, with more than 35,000 species, and Chrysomelidae, leaf beetles, with more than 13,000 specie ...
Latreille, 1802 *:::Family
Chrysomelidae The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
Latreille, 1802 *::::Subfamily Chrysomelinae Latreille, 1802 *:::::Genus ''Chrysolina''
Motschulsky Victor Ivanovich Motschulsky (sometimes Victor von Motschulsky, russian: link=no, Виктор Иванович Мочульский, 11 April 1810, in St. Petersburg – 5 June 1871, in Simferopol) was a Russian entomologist mainly interested in ...
, 1860
*::::::Subgenus ''
Allochrysolina ''Allochrysolina'' is a subgenus of the genus '' Chrysolina'' of the subfamily Chrysomelinae within the family of leaf beetles. Species of this subgenus are found in Europe and North Africa North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompa ...
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Chrysolina fuliginosa ''Chrysolina fuliginosa'' is a species of beetle from a family of Chrysomelidae, that can be found in France, Northern Italy, Northern Spain, and West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Ge ...
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Chrysolina lepida ''Chrysolina lepida'' is a species of beetle from Chrysomelidae family, that could be found in Iberian peninsula, Southern France, Italy, and Northwest Africa The Maghreb (; ar, الْمَغْرِب, al-Maghrib, lit=the west), also know ...
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1807)
*::::::Subgenus ''Anopachys'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina aurichalcea ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
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Chrysolina eurina ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' ( Frivaldszky, 1883) *:::::::''
Chrysolina relucens ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Rosenhauer, 1847) *:::::::''
Chrysolina schatzmayri ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Muller, 1916) *::::::Subgenus ''Arctolina'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina septentrionalis ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Menetries, 1851) *::::::Subgenus ''Bechynia'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina milleri ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Weise, 1884) *:::::::''
Chrysolina philotesia ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' Daccordi & Ruffo, 1980 *:::::::''
Chrysolina platypoda ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' ( Bechyné, 1950) *:::::::''
Chrysolina substrangulata ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' Bourdonne, 1986 *::::::Subgenus ''Bittotaenia'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina salviae ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' ( Germar, 1824) *::::::Subgenus ''Cecchiniola'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina platyscelidina ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Jacobson, 1898) *::::::Subgenus ''Centoptera'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina bicolor ''Chrysolina bicolor'' is a species of beetle belonging to the Chrysomelidae family. Description ''Chrysolina bicolor'' reaches about in length, with females slightly larger than males. Pronotum is usually metallic blue. Elytra are densely punc ...
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*::::::Subgenus ''Chalcoidea'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina analis ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' ( Linnaeus, 1767) *:::::::''
Chrysolina carnifex ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' melanaria (Suffrian, 1851) *:::::::''
Chrysolina carnifex ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
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Chrysolina cinctipennis ''Chrysolina cinctipennis'' is a species of leaf beetles in Chrysomelidae family. Distribution It lives near the basin Danube, in the Northeast Europe and Central Asia Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregion, region of Asi ...
'' (Harold, 1874) *:::::::''
Chrysolina curvilinea ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Weise, 1884) *:::::::''
Chrysolina hyrcana ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Weise, 1884) *:::::::''
Chrysolina interstincta ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Suffrian, 1851) *:::::::''
Chrysolina marginata ''Chrysolina marginata'' is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2, ...
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*:::::::'' Chrysolina taygetana'' Bechyné, 1952 *::::::Subgenus ''Chrysolina'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina 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 banksi'' adults are 8.0-10 ...
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, 1775)
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Chrysolina costalis ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
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Chrysolina fortunata ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' ( Wollaston, 1864) *:::::::''
Chrysolina obsoleta ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Brulle, 1838) *:::::::''
Chrysolina rufa ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Duftschmid, 1825) *:::::::''
Chrysolina staphylaea ''Chrysolina staphylaea'' is a species of leaf beetle native to Europe. It has also been found in Eastern Canada, with the first discovery being in Halifax, Nova Scotia in June 1897. The beetle has a reddish-brown body. References External lin ...
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*:::::::'' Chrysolina wollastoni'' Bechyné, 1957 *::::::Subgenus ''Chrysomorpha'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina cerealis ''Chrysolina cerealis'', the rainbow leaf beetle or Snowdon beetle, is a beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. Subspecies Subspecies within this genus include: * ''Chrysolina cerealis cerealis'' (Linnaeus, 1767) (Central and Western Euro ...
'' ( Linnaeus, 1767) *::::::Subgenus ''Colaphodes'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina haemoptera'' ( Linnaeus,
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*::::::Subgenus ''Colaphoptera'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina globosa ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
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Chrysolina pliginskii ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Reitter, 1913) *:::::::''
Chrysolina purpurascens ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' ( Germar, 1822) *::::::Subgenus ''Colaphosoma'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina sturmi ''Chrysolina sturmi'' is a metallic purple beetle of the Chrysomelidae family, that can be found in Europe and Western Asia Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as d ...
'' (Westhoff, 1882) *::::::Subgenus ''Craspeda'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina jenisseiensis ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Breit, 1920) *:::::::''
Chrysolina limbata ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
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, 1775)
*::::::Subgenus ''Cyrtochrysolina'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina marcasitica ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' ( Germar, 1824) *::::::Subgenus ''Erythrochrysa'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina polita ''Chrysolina polita '' is a species of leaf beetle native to Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe ...
'' ( Linnaeus,
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*::::::Subgenus ''Euchrysolina'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina graminis The tansy beetle (''Chrysolina graminis'') is a species of leaf beetle. It measures 7.7–10.5 mm in length and has a characteristic bright metallic green colouration. The common name derives from the tansy plant on which they often feed ...
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Chrysolina virgata ''Chrysolina virgata'' is a species of leaf beetle in the genus Chrysolina. Taxonomy The genus ''Chrysolina'' currently contains 39 subgenus, subgenera. ''C. virgata'' is located in the subgenus ''Euchrysolina'' which additionally contains only ...
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Motschulsky Victor Ivanovich Motschulsky (sometimes Victor von Motschulsky, russian: link=no, Виктор Иванович Мочульский, 11 April 1810, in St. Petersburg – 5 June 1871, in Simferopol) was a Russian entomologist mainly interested in ...
, 1860)
*::::::Subgenus ''Fastuolina'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina fastuosa ''Chrysolina fastuosa'', also known as the dead-nettle leaf beetle, is a species of beetle from a family of leaf beetle, Chrysomelidae found in Europe, Caucasus and northern Turkey. Description The species has a length ranging from . ''C. fastuo ...
'' ( Scopoli, 1763) *::::::Subgenus ''Heliostola'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina carpathica ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Fuss, 1856) *:::::::'' Chrysolina lichenis'' (Richter, 1820) *:::::::''
Chrysolina schneideri ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Weise, 1882) *::::::Subgenus ''Hypericia'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina brunsvicensis ''Chrysolina brunsvicensis'' is a species of leaf beetle in the genus ''Chrysolina''. It is associated with plants of the genus ''Hypericum ''Hypericum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae (formerly considered a subfa ...
'' (Gravenhorst, 1807) *:::::::''
Chrysolina corcyria ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Suffrian, 1851) *:::::::''
Chrysolina cuprina ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Duftschmid, 1825) *:::::::''
Chrysolina didymata ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Scriba, 1791) *:::::::''
Chrysolina geminata ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Paykull, 1799) *:::::::''
Chrysolina hyperici ''Chrysolina hyperici'', the Saint John's Wort Beetle is a species of beetles of the family Chrysomelidae. Life cycle The species lays up to 2.000 eggs on the host plant during the fall. Larvae emerge in the spring. They spend the winter as ad ...
'' (Forster, 1771) *:::::::''
Chrysolina quadrigemina ''Chrysolina quadrigemina'' is a beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. The species was described by Suffrian in 1851. It is native to Europe and North Africa. It feeds on ''Hypericum perforatum'' and other members of the genus. This plant is an i ...
'' (Suffrian, 1851) *::::::Subgenus ''Maenadochrysa'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina affinis ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
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, 1787)
*:::::::'' Chrysolina aveyronenesis'' Bechyné, 1950 *:::::::''
Chrysolina baetica ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Suffrian, 1851) *:::::::''
Chrysolina femoralis ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
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, 1790)
*::::::Subgenus ''Melasomoptera'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina grossa ''Chrysolina grossa'', the red leaf beetle, is a species of ''broad-shouldered leaf beetles'' belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae. Subspecies Species within this genus include: *''Chrysolina grossa chloromaura '' (Oliv ...
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Chrysolina lucida ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
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Chrysolina lutea ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Petagna, 1819) *::::::Subgenus ''Mimophaedon'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina pourtoyi ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' Bourdonne, 1996 *::::::Subgenus ''Ovosoma'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina atrovirens ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' ( Frivaldszky, 1876) *:::::::''
Chrysolina cretica ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
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, 1807)
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Chrysolina halysa ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' Bechyné, 1950 *:::::::''
Chrysolina orientalis ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
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, 1807)
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Chrysolina rhodia ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' Bechyné, 1950 *:::::::''
Chrysolina sahlbergi ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Menetries, 1832) *:::::::''
Chrysolina susterai ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' Bechyné, 1950 *:::::::''
Chrysolina turca ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Fairmaire, 1865) *:::::::''
Chrysolina vernalis ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Brulle, 1832) *::::::Subgenus ''Ovostoma'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina globipennis ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Suffrian, 1851) *:::::::'' Chrysolina olivieri'' (Bedel, 1892) *::::::Subgenus ''Palaeosticta'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina diluta ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' ( Germar, 1824) *::::::Subgenus ''Rhyssoloma'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina fragariae'' ( Wollaston, 1854) *::::::Subgenus ''Sphaerochrysolina'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina umbratilis ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Weise, 1887) *::::::Subgenus ''Sphaeromela'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina varians ''Chrysolina varians'' is a species of leaf beetle native to Europe.Warchalowski, A. (2003) ''Chrysomelidae. The Leaf-beetles of Europe and the Mediterranean Area''. Warsawa: Natura Optima Dux. References External linksImages representing ' ...
'' (Schaller, 1783) *::::::Subgenus ''Stichoptera'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina colasi ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Cobos, 1952) *:::::::''
Chrysolina grancanariensis ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Lindberg, 1953) *:::::::''
Chrysolina gypsophilae ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Kuster, 1845) *:::::::''
Chrysolina latecincta ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Demaison, 1896) *:::::::''
Chrysolina kuesteri ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Helliesen, 1912) *:::::::''
Chrysolina lucidicollis ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Kuster, 1845) *:::::::''
Chrysolina mactata ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Fairmaire, 1859) *:::::::''
Chrysolina rossia ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Illiger, 1802) *:::::::''
Chrysolina sanguinolenta ''Chrysolina sanguinolenta'' is a species of leaf beetle native to Europe.Warchalowski, A. (2003) ''Chrysomelidae. The Leaf-beetles of Europe and the Mediterranean Area''. Warsawa: Natura Optima Dux. References External linksImages represent ...
'' ( Linnaeus,
1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
)
*:::::::''
Chrysolina stachydis ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Gene, 1839) *:::::::''
Chrysolina variolosa ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Petagna, 1819) *::::::Subgenus ''Sulcicollis'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina chalcites ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' ( Germar, 1824) *:::::::''
Chrysolina oricalcia ''Chrysolina oricalcea'' is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species ...
'' (Muller O. F., 1776) *:::::::''
Chrysolina peregrina ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1839) *:::::::''
Chrysolina rufoaenea ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Suffrian, 1851) *::::::Subgenus ''Synerga'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina coerulans ''Chrysolina coerulans'', also known as the blue mint beetle or blue mint leaf beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is in the subgenus of ''Synerga''. It is native to a wide range of countries between mid and eastern Eur ...
'' (Scriba, 1791) *:::::::'' Chrysolina herbacea'' (Duftschmid, 1825) *:::::::''
Chrysolina suffriani ''Chrysolina suffriani'' is a species of beetle from the Chrysomelidae family, inhabits in Sardinia, Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea a ...
'' (Fairmaire, 1859) *:::::::''
Chrysolina viridana ''Chrysolina viridana'' is a species of beetle from a Chrysomelidae family. Distribution The species lives in Mediterranean region, in areas like Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Southern Italy, Spain, Portugal and North Africa North Africa, or N ...
'' (Kuster, 1844) *::::::Subgenus ''Taeniochrysea'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina americana ''Chrysolina americana'', common name rosemary beetle, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Leaf beetle, Chrysomelidae. Description ''Chrysolina americana'' can reach a length of . They have colourful elytra with metallic green and pur ...
'' ( Linnaeus,
1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
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*::::::Subgenus ''Taeniosticha'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina reitteri ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Weise, 1884) *::::::Subgenus ''Threnosoma'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina cribrosa ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Ahrens, 1812) *:::::::''
Chrysolina fimbrialis ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Kuster, 1845) *:::::::''
Chrysolina helopioides ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Suffrian, 1851) *:::::::''
Chrysolina inflata ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Weise, 1916) *:::::::''
Chrysolina joliveti ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' Bechyné, 1950 *:::::::''
Chrysolina obenbergeri ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' Bechyné, 1950 *:::::::''
Chrysolina obscurella ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Suffrian, 1851) *:::::::''
Chrysolina osellai ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Daccordi & Ruffo, 1979) *:::::::''
Chrysolina tagana ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' (Suffrian, 1851) *:::::::''
Chrysolina timarchoides ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Brisout, 1882) *:::::::''
Chrysolina weisei ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introdu ...
'' ( Frivaldszky, 1883) *::::::Subgenus ''Timarchida'' *:::::::''
Chrysolina deubeli ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...
'' (Ganglbauer, 1897)


See also

*
List of Chrysolina species This is a list of 130 species in ''Chrysolina'', a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. ''Chrysolina'' species * '' Chrysolina affinis'' (Fabricius, 1787) * ''Chrysolina americana'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Chrysolina analis'' (Linnae ...


References


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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q1318293 Chrysomelinae Chrysomelidae genera Taxa named by Victor Motschulsky