Chrysochares asiaticus is a species of beetles belonging to the leaf beetle family, subfamily Eumolpinae.
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| Chrysochares asiaticus from Russia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chrysochares |
| Species: | C. asiaticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysochares asiaticus (Pallas, 1771)
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Description
editC. asiaticus reaches about 15–17 mm (0.59–0.67 in) in length. Its pronotum is green or greenish-blue, while the elytra are purple-red, or sometimes blue with a green sheen. The tips of the antennae are black.
Distribution
editC. asiaticus is distributed in Azerbaijan, southern European Russia, central Asia, Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Xinjiang (an autonomous region of China).[2]
References
edit- ^ Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "Eumolpinae". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 619–643. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2.
- ^ Nadein, K.; Ahmed, Z.; Sergeev, M. (2012). "Distributional notes on Chrysomelidae from Pakistan and Afghanistan (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Beiträge zur Entomologie. 62 (1): S225–S233.
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