''Timarcha goettingensis'', commonly known as the Small Bloody-nosed Beetle or the Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle is a species of
leaf beetle native to
Europe
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Description
''T. goettingensis'' is a shiny blue-black, violet-copper, or black beetle measuring 8–13 mm in length.
Visually it may be confused with ''
Timarcha tenebricosa
''Timarcha'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, with more than 100 described species in three subgenera. The most widely known species is ''T. tenebricosa'', the bloody-nosed beetle. All species are black, wingless organisms ...
'', but this beetle is larger (11–18 mm) and is more constricted on the base of its pronotum than ''T. goettingensis''.
''Timarcha goettingensis'' may also be visually confused with ''
Chrysolina sturmi
''Chrysolina sturmi'' is a metallic purple beetle of the Chrysomelidae family, that can be found in Europe and Western Asia
Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as d ...
''.
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Methods and use
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Chrysomelinae
Beetles described in 1758
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Beetles of Europe
Wingless beetles
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