Aphthona melancholica

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Aphthona melancholica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Aphthona
Species:
A. melancholica
Binomial name
Aphthona melancholica
Weise, 1888

Aphthona melancholica [1] is a species of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in England. Adult beetles and their larvae feed on leaves of Euphorbia species (Euphorbiaceae). [2]

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