Phaedon tumidulus

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Phaedon tumidulus
Phaedon tumidulus, Trawscoed, North Wales, May 2011 - Flickr - janetgraham84.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Phaedon
Species:
P. tumidulus
Binomial name
Phaedon tumidulus
(Germar, 1824)
Synonyms
  • Chrysomela tumidula

Phaedon tumidulus, also known as the Celery leaf beetle is a species of leaf beetle in the genus Phaedon. [1] It is associated with umbellifers. [2]

Description

P. tumidulus adult beetles measure 3.54.01 mm in length. They are usually dark green or brassy in colour, but are occasionally blueish. [2]

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References

  1. "Phaedon tumidulus (Germar, 1824)". Coleoptera.org.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 Hubble, D. (2012). Keys to the adults of seed and leaf beetles of Britain and Ireland. Field Studies Council. p. 58. ISBN   978-1-908819-08-6.