Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf beetles)

Gastrophysa polygoni (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vogelknöterich-Blattkäfer Knotweed Leaf Beetle

Synonyms and other combinations:

Chrysomela polygoni Linnaeus, 1758 | Gastroidea polygoni (Linnaeus, 1758) | Chrysomela obtusa O.F. Müller, 1776 | Chrysomela ruficollis Fabricius, 1781 | Chrysomela caeruleipennis Say, 1825 |

  • Gastrophysa polygoni  11485
    Gastrophysa polygoni (Linnaeus, 1758)  Vogelknöterich-Blattkäfer  Knotweed Leaf Beetle 
    Gastrophysa polygoni
    DE, SN, Plauen/Vogtland, Nach den drei Bergen; 2018-04-22 11:26:47
    Image number: 11485, © Steffen Hintersaß

    DE, SN, Plauen/Vogtland, Nach den drei Bergen
    2018-04-22 11:26:47


Classification:
Gastrophysa polygoni belongs to the subfamily Chrysomelinae, tribe Chrysomelini.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Rheinheimer, Joachim, & Hassler, Michael: Die Blattkäfer Baden-Württembergs, 2018, 928 pages, Kleinsteuber Books (Karlsruhe), ISBN 978-3-9818110-2-5
  2. Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
  3. Lesage, Laurent & Majka, Christopher. (2009). Introduced leaf beetles of the Maritime Provinces, 8: Gastrophysa polygoni Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zootaxa. 2047. 10.11646/zootaxa.2047.1.2.