Lema cyanella
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| Lema cyanella | |
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| Lema cyanella 4.0–5.5 mm | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Criocerinae |
| Tribe: | Lemini |
| Genus: | Lema |
| Species: | L. cyanella |
| Binomial name | |
| Lema cyanella | |
Lema cyanella, known as the californian thistle leaf beetle,[2][3] is a species of beetle in family Chrysomelidae.
Lema cyanella is found in the Palearctic, and also in spots in Asia and Oceania. It is found in: Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Russia, Lithuania, India, Taiwan, South Korea, China, and New Zealand[3] (where it is not native).[2]
Female lay an average of 1564 eggs with Circium arvense being the main host.[4]
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