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Tansy beetle

Chrysolina graminis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbeetles

The tansy beetle (Chrysolina graminis) is a species in the family Chrysomelidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 1.16 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the tansy beetle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
7.8 mm – 1.16 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Generations a year
One
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the tansy beetle?

TANSY BEETLE · LENGTH 1.16 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.16 cm, the recorded maximum length of the tansy beetle is about 0.7% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the tansy beetle live?

Not recorded

Is the tansy 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 tansy beetle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyChrysomelidae
  6. genusChrysolina
  7. SpeciesChrysolina graminis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Chrysomela graminis

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Tansey beetleEnglish
  • Tansy leaf beetleEnglish
  • BjergguldbilleDanish
  • Grüner Rainfarn-BlattkäferGerman
  • kimmelkuoriainenFinnish
  • Chrysomèle doréeFrench
  • Zöld varádicslevelészHungarian
  • Bitkrėslinis puošnysLithuanian
  • kjempebladbilleNorwegian Bokmål
  • Grote goudhaanDutch
  • Złotka tęczowaPolish
  • Листоед травянойRussian
  • praktbladbaggeSwedish
  • Листоїд трав'янийUkrainian
  • Groene goudhaantjeDutch
  • Groot goudhaantjeDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tansy beetle

Other species in the same genus Chrysolina.

Leaf beetle

Chrysolina coerulans

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the tansy beetle?

An adult tansy beetle measures 7.8 mm – 1.16 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the tansy beetle?

The tansy beetle (Chrysolina graminis) 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). Tansy beetle (Chrysolina graminis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tansy-beetle

MLA

“Tansy beetle (Chrysolina graminis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tansy-beetle.

BibTeX
@misc{tansy_beetle_2026,
  title = {Tansy beetle (Chrysolina graminis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tansy-beetle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}