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(living things)
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(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
BILATERIA
(bilaterally symmetrical animals)
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(skin shedders)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
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(insects)
ENDOPTERYGOTA
(insects with wings developing internally)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
POLYPHAGA
(mainly terrestrial beetles)
CHRYSOMELOIDAE
CHRYSOMELIDAE
(leaf and flea beetles)
Chrysolina
(a genus of leaf beetles)
Chrysolina graminis
(Tansy Beetle)
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Chrysolina graminis (L., 1758) (Tansy Beetle)

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Cox, M.L., 2007 (Colour photograph) Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland
Drummond, D.C., 1952 Macquartia tenebricosa ab. nitida Meig. (Dipt., Tachinidae) bred from Chrysolina graminis L. (Col., Chrysomelidae)
Oxford, G., Sivell, D., Dytham, C. & Key, R., 2003 The Jewel of York, ecology and conservation of the Tansy Beetle

Chrysolina graminis may also be covered by literature listed under:

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 graminis is associated with:

Photos adult Achillea ptarmica - Sneezewort (Asteraceae) adult grazes on leaf Foreign Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Artemisia - mugworts (Asteraceae) adult grazes on leaf Foreign Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Tanacetum vulgare - Tansy (Asteraceae) adult grazes on leaf UK/Ireland Restricted Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Anchusa arvensis - Bugloss (Boraginaceae) adult grazes on leaf Foreign Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Lamiaceae - dead-nettles, mints and scented herbs - formerly Labiatae adult grazes on leaf Foreign Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Mentha aquatica - Water Mint (Lamiaceae) adult grazes on leaf UK/Ireland Cox, M.L., 2007
adult Mentha longifolia x suaveolens (M. x rotundifolia) - False Apple-mint (Lamiaceae) adult grazes on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
adult Mentha pulegium - Pennyroyal (Lamiaceae) adult grazes on leaf Foreign Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Stachys palustris - Marsh Woundwort (Lamiaceae) adult grazes on leaf Foreign Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos larva Achillea ptarmica - Sneezewort (Asteraceae) larva grazes on leaf Foreign Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos larva Artemisia - mugworts (Asteraceae) larva grazes on leaf Foreign Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos larva Tanacetum vulgare - Tansy (Asteraceae) larva grazes on leaf UK/Ireland Restricted Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos larva Anchusa arvensis - Bugloss (Boraginaceae) larva grazes on leaf Foreign Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos larva Lamiaceae - dead-nettles, mints and scented herbs - formerly Labiatae larva grazes on leaf Foreign Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos larva Mentha aquatica - Water Mint (Lamiaceae) larva grazes on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
larva Mentha longifolia x suaveolens (M. x rotundifolia) - False Apple-mint (Lamiaceae) larva grazes on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
larva Mentha pulegium - Pennyroyal (Lamiaceae) larva grazes on leaf Foreign Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos larva Stachys palustris - Marsh Woundwort (Lamiaceae) larva grazes on leaf Foreign Cox, M.L., 2007

There may be more taxa associated with Chrysolina graminis listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Chrysolina graminis:

is endoparasitoid host of larva Macquartia tenebricosa - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993
Photos adult (overwintering) overwintering adult is predated by Talpa europaea - Mole (Insectivora: Talpidae) UK/Ireland Cox, M.L., 2007
adult adult is endoparasitoid host of larva Policheta unicolor - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Foreign Belshaw, R., 1993
larva (early instart) larva (early instart) is predated by Lasius niger s.s. - Small Black Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) UK/Ireland Questionable Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos pupa (diapausing) diapausing pupa is predated by Talpa europaea - Mole (Insectivora: Talpidae) UK/Ireland Cox, M.L., 2007

Chrysolina graminis 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

Belshaw, R., 1993 Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Cox, M.L., 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland

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