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Chrysolina sanguinolenta

Photo by injica
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Field Notes

Description:

It can reach lengths of 6 to 9 mm, this on was about 0.5 cm big.
The body is dark and the wing covers have a red edge and rows of points. The main food of the Chrysolina sanguinolenta is the Common Toadflax.

Habitat:

Chrysolina sanguinolenta is commonly found in Europe and Asia.

Notes:

The beetle lives from March to October in sandy areas.

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Comments (3)

It was a warm December so I had a chance to see it, but now is getting warm again, so, hopefully I'll have the chance to encounter them again :)

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