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Mint leaf beatle

Chrysolina herbacea (Duftschmid, 1825)

Status not recordedbeetles

The mint leaf beatle (Chrysolina herbacea) is a species in the family Chrysomelidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 1.06 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the mint leaf beatle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
7.3 mm – 1.06 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Generations a year
One every two years or more
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the mint leaf beatle?

MINT LEAF BEATLE · LENGTH 1.06 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.06 cm, the recorded maximum length of the mint leaf beatle is about 0.6% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the mint leaf beatle live?

Not recorded

Is the mint leaf beatle 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 mint leaf beatle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyChrysomelidae
  6. genusChrysolina
  7. SpeciesChrysolina herbacea (Duftschmid, 1825)

Synonyms Chrysolina menthastri, Chrysomela herbacea, Chrysomela menthastri

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Mint leaf beetleEnglish
  • Mint leaf-beetleEnglish
  • mandelinka mátováCzech
  • Grøn guldbilleDanish
  • MinzeblattkäferGerman
  • Escarabajo de la mentaSpanish
  • Chrysomèle de la MentheFrench
  • Zöld mentalevelészHungarian
  • Pipirmėtinis puošnysLithuanian
  • MunthaantjeDutch
  • złotka miętówkaPolish
  • Carochinha-das-mentasPortuguese
  • Листоед зелёный мятныйRussian
  • Листоїд м'ятнийUkrainian
  • Grüner Minzen-BlattkäferGerman
  • Chrysomèle mentholéeFrench
  • Groen muntgoudhaantjeDutch
  • Groene muntgoudhaanDutch
  • Листоїд зелений м'ятнийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mint leaf beatle

Other species in the same genus Chrysolina.

Leaf beetle

Chrysolina coerulans

ChrysomelidaeNo free photo yet

Tansy beetle

Chrysolina graminis

ChrysomelidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the mint leaf beatle?

An adult mint leaf beatle measures 7.3 mm – 1.06 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the mint leaf beatle?

The mint leaf beatle (Chrysolina herbacea) 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). Mint leaf beatle (Chrysolina herbacea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mint-leaf-beatle

MLA

“Mint leaf beatle (Chrysolina herbacea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mint-leaf-beatle.

BibTeX
@misc{mint_leaf_beatle_2026,
  title = {Mint leaf beatle (Chrysolina herbacea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mint-leaf-beatle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}