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Asparagus beetle

Crioceris asparagi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbeetles

The asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi) is a species in the family Chrysomelidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the asparagus beetle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the asparagus beetle live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the asparagus beetle as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. United Kingdom
  2. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the asparagus beetle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the asparagus beetle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyChrysomelidae
  6. genusCrioceris
  7. SpeciesCrioceris asparagi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Chrysomela asparagi, Lema asparagi

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • Common asparagus beetleEnglish
  • Аспарагусов листоядBulgarian
  • Escarabat de l'esparreguera comúCatalan
  • chřestovníček obecnýCzech
  • AspargesbilleDanish
  • Gemeines SpargelhähnchenGerman
  • Críocero del EspárragoSpanish
  • Criocère de l'aspergeFrench
  • עלית האספרגוסHebrew
  • Közönséges spárgabogárHungarian
  • Criocera dell'asparagoItalian
  • Paprastasis SmidrinukasLithuanian
  • AspergekeverDutch
  • Poskrzypka szparagowaPolish
  • Спаржевая трещалкаRussian
  • špargľovec obyčajnýSlovak
  • sparrisbaggeSwedish
  • Kuşkonmaz zararlısıTurkish
  • Тріщалка спаржеваUkrainian
  • Almindelig aspargesbilleDanish
  • Gulplettet aspargesbilleDanish
  • Criocère tricolore de l'aspergeFrench
  • AspergehaantjeDutch
  • AspergetorretjeDutch
  • Blauwe aspergekeverDutch
  • Gewone aspergekevertjeDutch
  • gulfläckig sparrisbaggeSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the asparagus beetle

Other species in the same genus Crioceris.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the asparagus beetle an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the asparagus beetle as introduced in 2 countries: United Kingdom and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the asparagus beetle?

The asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi) belongs to the family Chrysomelidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/asparagus-beetle

MLA

“Asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/asparagus-beetle.

BibTeX
@misc{asparagus_beetle_2026,
  title = {Asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/asparagus-beetle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}