''Chrysolina polita'', the polished leaf beetle, 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 ...
native to
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...
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[Warchalowski, A. (2003) ''Chrysomelidae. The Leaf-beetles of Europe and the Mediterranean Area''. Warsawa: Natura Optima Dux.]
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Chrysomelinae
Beetles described in 1758
Beetles of Europe
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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