Gastrophysa viridula (De Geer, 1775)
(Green Dock Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGastrophysa viridula (Green Dock Beetle)
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 Gastrophysa viridula (Green Dock Beetle) :
1: Gastrophysa viridula (Green Dock Beetle)
14 Jun 2008 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
gravid female
Image 1: Gravid female - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Gravid female - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 3: Gravid female - dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 4: Gravid female - dorsal view - highly enlarged (3)Image 5: Gravid female - dorso-lateral view - highly enlargedImage 6: Gravid female - dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged (2)Image 7: Gravid female - lateral view - enlargedImage 8: Gravid female - lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 9: Gravid female - postero-lateral view - highly enlarged
2: Gastrophysa viridula (Green Dock Beetle)
15 May 2005 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
eggs on Broad-leaved Dock
Image 1: Egg mass - in situImage 2: Leaves - skeletonised from larval feedingImage 3: Leaves - with holes from (new generation) adult feeding (17 June 05)Image 4: Egg mass (with second egg batch of something else - to the left) - enlargedImage 5: Egg mass - enlargedImage 6: Egg mass - enlarged (2)Image 7: Egg mass - highly enlargedImage 8: Larva (June 1) - highly enlargedImage 9: Larva (June 1) - highly enlarged (2)Image 10: Larvae (June 1) - highly enlargedImage 11: Larvae (May 23) - highly enlargedImage 12: Larvae (May 23) - highly enlarged (2)Image 13: Larvae (May 23) - highly enlarged (3)Image 14: Larvae (May 27) - enlargedImage 15: Larvae (May 27) - enlarged (2)Image 16: Larvae (May 27) - enlarged (3)Image 17: Larvae - ready to pupate - highly enlargedImage 18: Pupae - highly enlargedImage 19: Pupae - highly enlarged (2)Image 20: Pupae - highly enlarged (3)
3: Gastrophysa viridula (Green Dock Beetle)
15 May 2005 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Broad-leaved Dock
Image 1: In cop - side viewImage 2: In cop - side view (2)Image 3: In cop - side view (3)Image 4: Female - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 5: Female - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 6: In cop - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Male - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 8: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged
4: Gastrophysa viridula (Green Dock Beetle)
8 May 1976 OSGR: SD67 54° 10’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Dorsolateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Dorsolateral view - enlargedImage 5: Front three-quarter view - enlarged

Gastrophysa viridula (Green Dock Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gastrophysa viridula (Green Dock Beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 16 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gastrophysa viridula (Green Dock Beetle)
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