Smaragdina affinis
| Smaragdina affinis | |
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| 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