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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Skeletonizing Leaf Beetles and Flea Beetles (Galerucinae) » Galerucini » Section Atysites » Pyrrhalta » Viburnum Leaf Beetle (Pyrrhalta viburni)

Species Pyrrhalta viburni - Viburnum Leaf Beetle

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Viburnum Leaf Beetle - Pyrrhalta viburni Galerucinae - Skeletonizing Leaf Beetles - Pyrrhalta viburni Viburnum Leaf Beetle larva - Pyrrhalta viburni Invasive non-native on arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum) - Pyrrhalta viburni VLB early larvae on arrowwood, Viburnum dentatum - Pyrrhalta viburni VLB early larvae on arrowwood, Viburnum dentatum - Pyrrhalta viburni Pyrrhalta viburni Crysomelidae - 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)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
=Tricholochmaea viburni
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
The head, thorax and elytra are generally brown, and the anterior edge of the elytra is slightly darker. The dorsal surface is covered with dense golden-grey hair. That gives it a golden sheen.
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
On Viburnum; may seriously damage foliage(4)
Life Cycle
Egg cases -- first instar larvae -- mature larva -- adult
Remarks
earliest NA record: NS 1924(2)
Internet References
Fact sheets: Gyeltshen & Hodges (2006)[Cite:185010] | Barr & Hoover (2011)[cite:612026] | Massachusetts. Introduced Pests Outreach Project | MDAR
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.
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 24 May, 2016 - 7:39am

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