''Phaedon'' is a genus of
Chrysomelinae
The Chrysomelinae are a subfamily of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), commonly known as broad-bodied leaf beetles or broad-shouldered leaf beetles. It includes some 3,000 species around the world.
The best-known member is the notorious Colorado po ...
(a subfamily of
leaf beetle
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 ...
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Selected species
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Phaedon armoraciae''
(Linnaeus, 1758) i c g b
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Phaedon brassicae''
Baly, 1874 g
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Phaedon cochleariae
''Phaedon cochleariae '' (commonly called mustard beetle or watercress beetle) 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 D ...
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(Fabricius, 1792) g
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Phaedon conannus''
(Stephens) g
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Phaedon concinnus''
(Stephens, 1831) g
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Phaedon cyanescens''
Stål, 1860 i c g b
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Phaedon desotonis''
Balsbaugh, 1983 i c g b (desoto leaf beetle)
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Phaedon fulvescens''
Weise g
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Phaedon laevigatus''
(Duftschmid, 1825) i c g b (watercress leaf beetle)
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Phaedon menthae''
Wollaston, 1864 g
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Phaedon oviformis''
(J. L. LeConte, 1861) i c g b
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Phaedon prasinellus''
(J. L. LeConte, 1861) i c g b
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Phaedon purpureus''
(Linell, 1898) i c g b
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Phaedon salicinus''
(Herr, 1845) g
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Phaedon tumidulus''
(Germar, 1824) g
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Phaedon viridis''
F. E. Melsheimer, 1847 i c g b (watercress leaf beetle)
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
Gallery
File:Phaedon.armoraciae.-.calwer.44.18.jpg, Phaedon armoraciae
File:Phaedon pyritosus (Rossi, 1792) (12152617816).png, Phaedon pyritosus (Rossi, 1792)
File:Phaedon cochleariae.jpg, Phaedon cochleariae
References
External links
Images of some ''Phaedon'' species at BugGuide.net
Chrysomelidae genera
Chrysomelinae
Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille
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