Chrysolina sturmi is a metallic purple beetle of the Chrysomelidae family, that can be found in Europe and Western Asia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chrysolina |
| Subgenus: | Colaphosoma Motschulsky, 1860 |
| Species: | C. sturmi
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysolina sturmi (Westhoff, 1882)
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The beetle grows to 6–10 millimetres (0.24–0.39 in) in length.
They feed on Glechoma hederacea, Galium and Cirsium.
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