Mint Leaf Beetle

Chrysolina herbacea

''Chrysolina herbacea'', also known as the Mint Leaf Beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.
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Appearance

The species is green, with black legs and antennae. Females can range in colour from green to purplish-grey.
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Distribution

It can be found in Germany, Italy, Portugal, the Caucasus, Turkey, and western Central Asia.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusChrysolina
SpeciesC. herbacea
Photographed in
Bulgaria
Greece
Netherlands