Chrysochus asclepiadeus

Chrysochus asclepiadeus

''Chrysochus asclepiadeus'' is a member of the leaf beetle subfamily Eumolpinae. It is considered the type species of the genus ''Chrysochus'', though it has sometimes been placed within the genus ''Eumolpus''. It is the only species of ''Chrysochus'' distributed in the western Palaearctic. It is mainly found in Europe, though it is also known from Kazakhstan and Turkey in Asia.