Chrysomela vigintipunctata
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| Chrysomela vigintipunctata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysomelinae |
| Genus: | Chrysomela |
| Species: | C. vigintipunctata |
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| Chrysomela vigintipunctata Scopoli, 1763 | |
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Chrysomela vigintipunctata or spotted willow leaf beetle is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.
Length of the beetles vary from 6.5 to 8.5 mm. Both larvae and adults feed on the leaves of its host plants, especially Salicaceae species. Elytra usually are yellowish, with twenty black spots, while the head and the pronotum are black, with yellow sides.
They are found in most of Europe.
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