Chrysolina herbacea (Duftschmid, 1825)
(Mint Leaf Beetle)

Interactions where Chrysolina herbacea is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult grazes on leaf UK/Ireland LAMIACEAE dead-nettles, mints and scented herbs Lamiales Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina herbacea/Chrysolina herbaceamint leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Lamiaceaedead-nettles, mints and scented herbsleaf (3-10)
adult adult grazes on leaf Foreign Clinopodium acinos Basil Thyme Lamiales: Lamiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina herbacea/Chrysolina herbaceamint leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Clinopodium acinos/Clinopodium acinosbasil thymeleaf
adult adult grazes on leaf Foreign Clinopodium calamintha Lesser Calamint Lamiales: Lamiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina herbacea/Chrysolina herbaceamint leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Clinopodium calamintha/Clinopodium calaminthalesser calamintleaf
adult adult grazes on leaf UK/Ireland Mentha mints Lamiales: Lamiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina herbacea/Chrysolina herbaceamint leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Mentha/Menthamintsleaf (3-10)
adult adult grazes on leaf UK/IrelandMajor Mentha aquatica Water Mint Lamiales: Lamiaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina herbacea/Chrysolina herbaceamint leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Mentha aquatica/Mentha aquaticawater mintleafMajor (3-10)
larva larva grazes on leaf Major Mentha aquatica Water Mint Lamiales: Lamiaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina herbacea/Chrysolina herbaceamint leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Mentha aquatica/Mentha aquaticawater mintleafMajor
larva larva grazes on leaf Foreign Mentha arvensis x aquatica = M. x verticillata whorled mint Lamiales: Lamiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina herbacea/Chrysolina herbaceamint leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Mentha arvensis x aquatica = M. x verticillata/Mentha arvensis x aquatica = M. x verticillatawhorled mintleaf
larva larva grazes on leaf Foreign Mentha longifolia Horse Mint Lamiales: Lamiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina herbacea/Chrysolina herbaceamint leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Mentha longifolia/Mentha longifoliahorse mintleaf

Interactions where Chrysolina herbacea is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Macquartia tenebricosa a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Macquartia tenebricosa/Macquartia tenebricosaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina herbacea/Chrysolina herbaceamint leaf beetlelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
egg is endoparasitoid host of larva Anaphes chrysomelae a fairyfly Hymenoptera: Mymaridae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Mymaridae/Anaphes chrysomelae/Anaphes chrysomelaea fairyflylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina herbacea/Chrysolina herbaceamint leaf beetleegg larva is endoparasitoid of egg

Chrysolina herbacea (Mint Leaf Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Chrysolina herbacea (Mint Leaf Beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChrysolina herbacea (Mint Leaf Beetle)
GenusChrysolina (a genus of leaf beetles)
SubfamilyCHRYSOMELINAE (a subfamily of leaf beetles)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chrysolina herbacea (Mint Leaf Beetle)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Oxford, G., Sivell, D., Dytham, C. & Key, R. 2003 The Jewel of York, ecology and conservation of the Tansy Beetle British Wildlife Vol 14, No. 5: 332-337.

Chrysolina herbacea (Mint Leaf Beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chrysolina herbacea (Mint Leaf Beetle):

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