Xanthogaleruca
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| Xanthogaleruca | |
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| Xanthogaleruca luteola | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
| Tribe: | Galerucini |
| Genus: | Xanthogaleruca Laboissière, 1934 |
Xanthogaleruca is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.[1] These elm leaf beetles are pests that feed on ornamental plants until they are stripped of their leaves entirely.[2]
