''Phaedon'' is a genus of
Chrysomelinae
The Chrysomelinae are a subfamily of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), commonly known as broad-bodied leaf beetles or broad-shouldered leaf beetles. It includes some 3,000 species around the world.
The best-known member is the notorious Colorado pot ...
(a subfamily 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 ...
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Selected species
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Phaedon armoraciae''
(Linnaeus, 1758) i c g b
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Phaedon brassicae''
Baly, 1874 g
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Phaedon cochleariae''
(Fabricius, 1792) g
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Phaedon concinnus''
(Stephens, 1831) g
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Phaedon cyanescens''
Stål, 1860 i c g b
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Phaedon desotonis''
Balsbaugh, 1983 i c g b (desoto leaf beetle)
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Phaedon fulvescens''
Weise g
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Phaedon laevigatus
''Phaedon'' (), published in 1767, is a book by the Jewish Enlightenment philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, in which Mendelssohn offers a defense of immortality.
Summary
''Phaedon'' is a defense of the simplicity and immortality of the soul.
The fu ...
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(Duftschmid, 1825) i c g b (watercress leaf beetle)
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Phaedon menthae''
Wollaston, 1864 g
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Phaedon oviformis
''Phaedon oviformis'' is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
References
Further reading
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Chrysomelinae
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Beetles described in 1861
Beetles of North Amer ...
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(J. L. LeConte, 1861) i c g b
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Phaedon prasinellus''
(J. L. LeConte, 1861) i c g b
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Phaedon purpureus
''Phaedon purpureus'' is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae
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 ...
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(Linell, 1898) i c g b
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Phaedon salicinus
''Phaedon'' (), published in 1767, is a book by the Jewish Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, in which Mendelssohn offers a defense of immortality.
Summary
''Phaedon'' is a defense of the simplicity and immortalit ...
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(Herr, 1845) g
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Phaedon tumidulus''
(Germar, 1824) g
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Phaedon viridis
''Phaedon viridis'', the watercress leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae
The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than ...
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F. E. Melsheimer, 1847 i c g b (watercress leaf beetle)
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
Gallery
File:Phaedon.armoraciae.-.calwer.44.18.jpg, ''Phaedon armoraciae''
File:Phaedon pyritosus (Rossi, 1792) (12152617816).png, ''Phaedon pyritosus'' (Rossi, 1792)
File:Phaedon cochleariae.jpg, ''Phaedon cochleariae''
References
External links
Images of some ''Phaedon'' species at BugGuide.net
Chrysomelidae genera
Chrysomelinae
Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille
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