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Chrysochus
Sign in to saveChrysochus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North America, Europe and Asia.
Species
Dogbane Leaf Beetle
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyChrysomelidae
Observations18,648
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 124
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Chrysomelidae
- Collections
- UMNH, TTU
- Recorded in
- United States
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Chrysochus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North America, Europe and Asia.
==Etymology== The name of the genus is derived from the Greek word (), meaning "goldsmith".
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