Chrysolina fastuosa

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Cladus: Phytophaga
Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea
Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Chrysomelinae
Tribus: Chrysomelini
Subtribus: Chrysolinina
Genus: Chrysolina
Species: Chrysolina fastuosa

Chrysolina fastuosa, also known as the dead-nettle leaf beetle,[1] is a species of beetle from a family of Chrysomelidae found in Europe, Caucasus and northern Turkey.[2]
Description

The species has a length ranging from 5.1–6.9 millimetres (0.20–0.27 in). C. fastuosa has a gold shine that transitions to a green or violet-blue longitudinal stripe near the shoulder band of the elytra as well as near the suture. Occasionally, specimen of C. fastuosa may be completely green or black in colour.[3]
References

"Common name". Bio Images. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
"Asian distribution". biol.uni.wroc.pl. Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
Winkelman, Jaap (December 2013). "De Nederlandse goudhaantjes (Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae)". Entomologische Tabellen (Supplement bij Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen) (in Dutch). Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging, Naturalis Biodiversity Center and EIS Kenniscentrum Insecten en andere ongewervelden. 7: 55. ISSN 1875-760X.