BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Chrysolina herbacea (Duftschmid, 1825) (Mint Leaf Beetle)
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysolina herbacea | Imago | 5 June 2005 | Berks | England | 4 |
| Chrysolina herbacea | Imago | 5 June 2005 | Berks | England | 5 |
| Chrysolina herbacea | Imago | 26 June 1977 | Surrey | England | 10 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Oxford, G., Sivell, D., Dytham, C. & Key, R., 2003 (as C. herbacea) | The Jewel of York, ecology and conservation of the Tansy Beetle |
Chrysolina herbacea may also be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
HEXAPODA (hexapods) |
INSECTA (insects) |
COLEOPTERA (beetles) |
CHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Chrysolina herbacea is associated with:
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adult | Lamiaceae - dead-nettles, mints and scented herbs - formerly Labiatae | adult grazes on leaf | 
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Cox, M.L., 2007 |
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adult | Clinopodium acinos - Basil Thyme (Lamiaceae) | adult grazes on leaf | 
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Cox, M.L., 2007 |
| adult | Clinopodium calamintha - Lesser Calamint (Lamiaceae) | adult grazes on leaf |
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Cox, M.L., 2007 | |
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adult | Mentha - mints (Lamiaceae) | adult grazes on leaf |
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Cox, M.L., 2007 |
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adult | Mentha aquatica - Water Mint (Lamiaceae) | adult grazes on leaf |
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Cox, M.L., 2007 Bullock, J.A., 1992 |
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larva | Mentha aquatica - Water Mint (Lamiaceae) | larva grazes on leaf |
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Cox, M.L., 2007 Bullock, J.A., 1992 |
| larva | Mentha aquatica x arvensis (M. x verticillata) - Whorled Mint (Lamiaceae) | larva grazes on leaf |
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Cox, M.L., 2007 | |
| larva | Mentha longifolia (Lamiaceae) | larva grazes on leaf |
|
Cox, M.L., 2007 |
There may be more taxa associated with Chrysolina herbacea listed at higher taxonomic level
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COLEOPTERA (beetles) |
Associated with Chrysolina herbacea:
| egg | egg is endoparasitoid host of larva | Anaphes chrysomelae (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) | Cox, M.L., 2007 | ||
| larva | larva is endoparasitoid host of larva | Macquartia tenebricosa - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) | Cox, M.L., 2007 |
Chrysolina herbacea may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
|
ANIMALIA (animals) |
INSECTA (insects) |
COLEOPTERA (beetles) |
CHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles) |
Chrysolina (a genus of leaf beetles) |
References
| Bullock, J.A., 1992 | Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations |
| Cox, M.L., 2007 | Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland |
