Asparagus beetle

Asparagus beetle
Asparagus beetles
Crioceris asparagi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Criocerinae
Tribe: Criocerini
Genus: Crioceris
Geoffroy, 1762 [1]
Species

Crioceris asparagi
Crioceris duodecimpunctata
Crioceris quatuordecimpunctata

C. duodecimpunctata

Crioceris or asparagus beetle is a genus of the family Chrysomelidae of beetles. The name is neo Latin from Greek κριός, ram and κέρας, horn. [2]

Species

  • Crioceris asparagi (Linnaeus, 1758), common asparagus beetle[3]
  • Crioceris bicruciata (Sahlberg, 1823)[3]
  • Crioceris duodecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758), spotted asparagus beetle[4]
  • Crioceris quinquepunctata (Scopoli, 1763)[4]

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