Chrysochares asiaticus | |
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Chrysochares asiaticus from Russia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Chrysochares |
Species: | C. asiaticus
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Binomial name | |
Chrysochares asiaticus (Pallas, 1771)
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Chrysochares asiaticus is a species of beetles belonging to the leaf beetle family, subfamily Eumolpinae.
C. asiaticus reaches about 15–17 mm (0.59–0.67 in) in length. Its pronotum is green or greenish-blue, while the elytra are purple-red, or sometimes blue with a green sheen. The tips of the antennae are black.
C. asiaticus is distributed in Azerbaijan, southern European Russia, central Asia, Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Xinjiang (an autonomous region of China).[2]