''Chrysolina lepida'' is a species of

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from

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family, that could be found in

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Description

Both males and females are of the same length, but have different colour of legs. Females have orange, while males have black.

References

Beetles described in 1807 Chrysomelinae Taxa named by Guillaume-Antoine Olivier {{Chrysomelinae-stub