Species Chrysolina bankii

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Chrysolina mating - Chrysolina bankii - male - female

Chrysolina (Chrysolina) bankii - Chrysolina bankii

Voracious garden beetle in Virginia Beach - Chrysolina bankii

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 Chrysomelinae

Tribe Chrysomelini

Subtribe Doryphorina

Genus Chrysolina

No Taxon (subgenus Chrysolina)

Species bankii (Chrysolina bankii)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

banksi auct.

Explanation of Names

Chrysolina bankii (Fabricius 1775)

Identification

Chrysolina bankii is a dark-bronze beetle, 7–11 mm in length with reddish legs and antennae.(1)

Range

Native to w. Europe and w. Mediterranean(2)(3); recently found in CA(1) and established in the SF Bay area. (E.G. Riley, pers. comm. to =v=, 1/11/09)

Food

Wide range of host plants(4), especially ribwort plantain and a range of Lamiaceae, including mints.

Print References

Arthur J. Gilbert, Cassandra Cannon, Curtis Takahashi, Laura Irons, Suttamas Pongprachakkul, Janamjeet Sohal (2007). A newly introduced Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860, to California (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 83(4), 363-365. (Abstract)

Internet References

Beetles and Beetle Recording in Great Britain

Works Cited

1.	A newly introduced Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860, to California (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) Gilbert, A.J., et al. 2007. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 83(4):363-365.

2.	Borowiec L. (200_-2013) Chrysomelidae: The leaf beetles of Europe and the Mediterranean subregion (checklist and iconography)

3.	A study on the genus Chrysolina Motsch. 1860, with a checklist of all the described subgenera, species, subspecies, and synonyms Bieńkowski A.O. 2001. Genus 12: 105-235.

4.	Wild plants and their associated insects in the Palearctic Region, primarily Europe and the Middle East Campobasso G., Colonnelli E., Knutson L., Terragitti G., Cristofaro M., eds. 1999. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, ARS–147.

Contributed by v belov on 11 January, 2010 - 7:39pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Aaron Schusteff
Last updated 13 December, 2024 - 3:01am

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