Smaragdina affinis

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Smaragdina affinis
Adulf of Smaragdina affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Smaragdina
Species: S. affinis
Binomial name
Smaragdina affinis
(Illiger, 1794)

Smaragdina affinis is a species of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Clytrinae.


The adults are 3.5–4 millimetres (0.14–0.16 in) long. These leaf beetles are present in most of Europe. They mainly feeds on Corylus avellana, Quercus and Crataegus species.

Subspecies

  • Smaragdina affinis affinis (Illiger, 1794)
  • Smaragdina affinis manicata (Lacordaire, 1848) - in Spain

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