Galeruca pomonae

Galeruca pomonae is a small species of leaf beetle native to Europe that has been reported feeding on rosettes of Dipsacus.[1]

Galeruca pomonae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Galerucini
Genus: Galeruca
Species:
G. pomonae
Binomial name
Galeruca pomonae
(Scopoli, 1763)

References

  1. Brian G. Rector; Vili Harizanova; René Sforza; Tim Widmer; Robert N. Wiedenmann. "Prospects for biological control of teasels, Dipsacus spp., a new target in the United States" (PDF). Biological Control 36 (2006) 1–14.
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