Chrysolina polita (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Knotgrass Leaf Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChrysolina polita (Knotgrass Leaf Beetle)
GenusChrysolina (a genus of leaf beetles)
SubfamilyCHRYSOMELINAE (a subfamily of leaf beetles)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Chrysolina polita (Knotgrass Leaf Beetle) :
1: Chrysolina polita (Knotgrass Leaf Beetle)
15 May 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
On Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Top viewImage 2: Underside
2: Chrysolina polita (Knotgrass Leaf Beetle)
12 Apr 1998 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Nettle leaf
Image 1: Top viewImage 2: Top view (2)Image 3: UndersideImage 4: Underside (2)

Chrysolina polita (Knotgrass Leaf Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chrysolina polita (Knotgrass Leaf Beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chrysolina polita (Knotgrass Leaf Beetle)
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