Chrysomela | |
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Chrysomela populi | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Chrysomelinae |
Tribe: | Chrysomelini |
Genus: | Chrysomela Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Chrysomela populi | |
Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Chrysomela is a genus of leaf beetles found almost throughout the world, but not in Australia. It contains around 40 species, including 7 in eastern and northern Europe.[4] It also includes at least 17 species in North America, including the cottonwood leaf beetle Chrysomela scripta.[5]