| Chrysolina varians | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chrysolina |
| Subgenus: | Sphaeromela Bedel, 1899 |
| Species: | C. varians |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysolina varians (Schaller, 1783) | |
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