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Lily beetle

Lilioceris lilii (Scopoli, 1763)

Status not recordedbeetles

The lily beetle (Lilioceris lilii) is a species in the family Chrysomelidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the lily 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 lily beetle live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the lily beetle as introduced in 4 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Moldovainvasive
  2. Belarus
  3. Ireland
  4. 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 lily 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 lily beetle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyChrysomelidae
  6. genusLilioceris
  7. SpeciesLilioceris lilii (Scopoli, 1763)

Synonyms Attelabus lilii, Crioceris lilii

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Lily leaf beetleEnglish
  • Red lily beetleEnglish
  • Scarlet lily beetleEnglish
  • escarabat del marcòlicCatalan
  • liliovníček liliovýCzech
  • LiljebilleDanish
  • LilienkäferGerman
  • Escarabajo de las hojasSpanish
  • liljakukkoFinnish
  • Criocère du lisFrench
  • közönséges liliombogárHungarian
  • Criocera del giglioItalian
  • 나리딱정벌레Korean
  • Lelijinis čiuželisLithuanian
  • LeliehaanDutch
  • Poskrzypka liliowaPolish
  • Лилейная трещалкаRussian
  • Ľaliovník obyčajnýSlovak
  • liljebaggeSwedish
  • Тріскачка лілійнаUkrainian
  • 百合負泥蟲Chinese
  • chřestovníček liliovýCzech
  • LiljebladbilleDanish
  • Liljekonvalens bladbilleDanish
  • LilienhähnchenGerman
  • Schwarzbein-LilienhähnchenGerman
  • Criocère du lysFrench
  • Criocère rouge du lisFrench
  • LeliehaantjeDutch
  • LeliekevertjeDutch
  • LelietorretjeDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lily beetle

Other species in the same genus Lilioceris.

Onion beetle

Lilioceris merdigera

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the lily beetle an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the lily beetle as invasive in 1 country: Moldova. It lists it as introduced in 4 in all.

What kind of animal is the lily beetle?

The lily beetle (Lilioceris lilii) 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). Lily beetle (Lilioceris lilii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lily-beetle

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BibTeX
@misc{lily_beetle_2026,
  title = {Lily beetle (Lilioceris lilii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lily-beetle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}