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Species Pyrrhalta viburni - Viburnum Leaf Beetle

Representative Images

Viburnum Leaf Beetle larva - Pyrrhalta viburni Invasive non-native on arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum) - Pyrrhalta viburni Leaf Beetle - Pyrrhalta viburni Viburnum Leaf Beetle - Pyrrhalta viburni Viburnum Leaf Beetle - Pyrrhalta viburni Pyrrhalta viburni Viburnum Leaf Beetle - Pyrrhalta viburni Chrysomelidae - Pyrrhalta viburni

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily Galerucinae (Skeletonizing Leaf Beetles and Flea Beetles)
Tribe Galerucini
No Taxon (Section Atysites)
Genus Pyrrhalta
Species viburni (Viburnum Leaf Beetle)

Explanation of Names

Pyrrhalta viburni (Paykull 1799)
viburni refers to Viburnum, the host plant

Size

Adult 4.5‒6.5 mm, mature larva 10‒11 mm

Identification

dorsum covered with dense golden-grey hair

Range

Native to Europe(1), adventive in NA (1920s), established in ne. & nw. NA (NF‒ON to PA; BC)(2) and expanding: OH, IL (map(3)), Somerset Co., NJ (BG data)

Food

host: Viburnum; may seriously damage foliage(4)

Life Cycle

egg cases 1st instar mature larva adult

Remarks

earliest NA record: NS 1924(2)

Internet References

Fact sheets: Gyeltshen & Hodges (2006)(5) ▪ MDAR 2013

Works Cited

1.Borowiec L. (200_-2013) Chrysomelidae: The leaf beetles of Europe and the Mediterranean subregion (checklist and iconography)
2.Introduced leaf beetles of the Maritime Provinces, 3: the Viburnum leaf beetle Pyrrhalta viburni (Paykull) (Col.: Chrysomelidae)
Majka C.G., LeSage L. 2007. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 109(2): 454-462.
3.Pest Tracker - National agricultural pest information system
4.Garden Insects of North America : The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs (Princeton Field Guides)
Whitney Cranshaw. 2004. Princeton University Press.
5.University of Florida: Featured Creatures
Contributed by v belov on 26 November, 2009 - 4:38pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz, Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, KenW
Last updated 23 January, 2024 - 4:25pm

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