Galeruca tanaceti

Galeruca tanaceti
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Luperini
Genus: Galeruca
Species: G. tanaceti
Binomial name
Galeruca tanaceti
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Female Galeruca tanaceti in a meadow

Galeruca tanaceti is a species of leaf beetle, described by Linnaeus in 1758, that has been reported as a pest on oregano in Crete.[1]

It has been observed feeding on Tanacetum vulgare L., Achillea millefoliumL. (Asteraceae), Thymus serpyllum L. (Lamiaceae) and Hypericum perforatum L. (Hypericaceae).

Its eggs have been observed being parasitized by Oomyzus galerucivorus Hedqvist (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae).

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References

  1. E. Roditakis and N. E. Roditakis. "First Record of Galeruca tanaceti in Organic Origanum vulgare in Crete" (PDF). (2006) Phytoparasitica 34(5):486-487.
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