Chrysomela vigintipunctata

Chrysomela vigintipunctata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Chrysomelinae
Genus:	Chrysomela
Species:	C. vigintipunctata
Binomial name
Chrysomela vigintipunctata Scopoli, 1763
Synonyms
Coccinella 20-punctata (Scopoli, 1763) Melasoma vigintipunctatum (Scopoli, 1763) Strickerus vigintipunctatus (Scopoli, 1763)

Chrysomela vigintipunctata or spotted willow leaf beetle is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.

Length of the beetles vary from 6.5 to 8.5 mm. Both larvae and adults feed on the leaves of its host plants, especially Salicaceae species. Elytra usually are yellowish, with twenty black spots, while the head and the pronotum are black, with yellow sides.

They are found in most of Europe.

External links

• Biolib
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• Fauna europea
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