Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 382: Mint beetle

Mint beetle
Arthropods Daily · No. 382 Mint beetleChrysolina coerulans
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Mint beetle
Mint beetle (Chrysolina coerulans) – species of family “Leaf Beetles“

Chrysolina coerulans, also known as the blue mint beetle or blue mint leaf beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is a member of the subgenus Synerga of the genus Chrysolina. It is native to a wide range of countries between mid and eastern Europe and lives alongside rivers and in meadows, it feeds on various plant members of the mint family.

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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „A song in rustling leaves“ To help us understand his world, a eurasian running crab spider has composed a brief poem.

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A song in rustling leaves