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Species Pyrrhalta viburni - Viburnum Leaf Beetle

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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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