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Brassy Willow Beetle

Phratora vitellinae

Classification

Class
Insecta

Phratora vitellinae, the brassy leaf beetle, formerly Phyllodecta vitellinae, is a beetle of the family Chrysomelidae found in Europe and Asia. It feeds on Populus and Salix species. The evolution of its host plant preferences and the mechanism by which it uses host plant chemicals to make a larval defensive secretion have been the subject of intense study by research groups in Europe and the Nordic countries.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 785Germany · 248United Kingdom · 63France · 13Belgium · 10Luxembourg · 6Switzerland · 2