Plantain leaf beetle
Chrysolina haemoptera (Stephens)
Status not recordedbeetles
The plantain leaf beetle (Chrysolina haemoptera) is a species in the family Chrysomelidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 8.1 mm in length.
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Quick facts about the plantain leaf beetle
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 5.7 mm – 8.1 mmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grassland, wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the plantain leaf beetle?
Where does the plantain leaf beetle live?
Not recorded
Is the plantain leaf 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 plantain leaf beetle classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- familyChrysomelidae
- genusChrysolina
- SpeciesChrysolina haemoptera (Stephens)
Synonyms Chrysomela haemoptera, Chrysomela hottentotta, Ovosoma haemoptera
Other names and names in other languages (14)
- mandelinka rudokřídláCzech
- sortblå guldbilleDanish
- Blauer Wegerich-BlattkäferGerman
- Rotflügel-WegerichblattkäferGerman
- ratamokuoriainenFinnish
- pimperikuoriainenFinnish
- Chrysomèle violetteFrench
- Chrysomèle du plantainFrench
- Kraujažolinis puošnysLithuanian
- HottentothaantjeDutch
- donkerblauw goudhaantjeDutch
- złotka babkówkaPolish
- Листоед рыжийRussian
- svartkämpsbaggeSwedish
Relatives of the plantain leaf beetle
Other species in the same genus Chrysolina.
St. Johnswort beetle
Chrysolina hyperici
Rosemary beetle
Chrysolina americana
Leaf beetle
Chrysolina coerulans
Rainbow leaf beetle
Chrysolina cerealis
Tansy beetle
Chrysolina graminis
Mint leaf beatle
Chrysolina herbacea
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the plantain leaf beetle?
An adult plantain leaf beetle measures 5.7 mm – 8.1 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the plantain leaf beetle?
The plantain leaf beetle (Chrysolina haemoptera) 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.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
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