Galerucella nymphaeae

Galerucella nymphaeae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Galerucella
Species:
G. nymphaeae
Binomial name
Galerucella nymphaeae
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Chrysomela nymphaeae Linnaeus, 1758
  • Adimonia polygonata Laicharting, 1781
  • Galeruca aquatica Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785
  • Galleruca sagittariae Gyllenhal, 1813
  • Galleruca marginella Kirby, 1837
  • Galeruca femoralis F. E. Melsheimer, 1847
  • Galleruca luctuosa Mannerheim, 1852
  • Galerucella fergussoni Fowler, 1910
  • Galerucella nymphaeae var. stilleri Papp, 1943
  • Galerucella kerstensi Lohse, 1989

Galerucella nymphaeae, known generally as the water-lily beetle or water lily leaf beetle, is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America and Europe.[1][2][3]

Water-lily beetle, Galerucella nymphaeae
Water-lily beetle, Galerucella nymphaeae

References

  1. ^ "Galerucella nymphaeae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Galerucella nymphaeae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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