Chrysolina Brunsvicensis
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''Chrysolina brunsvicensis'' is a species of
leaf beetle The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...
in the genus ''Chrysolina''. It is associated with plants of the genus ''
Hypericum ''Hypericum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Hypericaceae (formerly considered a subfamily of Clusiaceae). The genus has a nearly worldwide distribution, missing only from tropical lowlands, deserts and polar re ...
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Description

''C. brunsvicensis'' adult beetles measure 5.3–6.33 mm in length. They have a metallic, brassy colouration.


References

Beetles described in 1807 Chrysomelinae Taxa named by Johann Ludwig Christian Gravenhorst {{Chrysomelinae-stub