''Phaedon tumidulus'', also known as the celery leaf beetle, is a species 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 ...

in the genus ''Phaedon''. It is associated with

umbellifers Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants ...

Description

''Phaedon tumidulus'' adult beetles measure 3.5–4.01 mm in length. They are usually dark green or brassy in colour, but are occasionally blueish.

References

Beetles described in 1824 Chrysomelinae Beetles of Europe Taxa named by Ernst Friedrich Germar {{Chrysomelinae-stub