''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 in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
, subfamily
Chrysomelinae.
Around 9 mm in length, it feeds on several plants of the
Apiaceae species.
It is found in most Europe.
External links
''BioLib''''Fauna Europaea''
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Chrysomelinae
Beetles of Europe
Beetles described in 1776
Taxa named by Otto Friedrich Müller