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Alder leaf beetle
Agelastica alni
Leaf beetles
(Chrysomelidae)
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Small dark blue to violet or greenish blue shiny beetle. The rear body below the shield is orange only visible when flying or when the ♀ has lots of eggs pushing the shield upwards. Prefers alder, both larvae and adult eat the alder leaves. Larvae develop and hibernate below the surface. ⇔ l. 6-7 mm syn. CHRYSOMELA ALNI LA: ≈ The blue specimen of CHRYSOLINA VARIANS is a little rounder in shape.
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Leg
Back
Feeler
Wing
< 10 mm
Beetle
Six
Shielded
Visible
Shielded
2 LookAlikes (LA):
Chrysolina varians [L.]
Toadflax leaf beetle
Alder leaf beetle
Elzenhaantje
Blauer Erlenblattkäfer
Galéruque de l'aulne
Crisomela dell'Ontano
Agelastica alni [L.]
Agelastica alni [L.]
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