| Xanthogaleruca | |
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| Xanthogaleruca luteola | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
| Tribe: | Galerucini |
| Genus: | Xanthogaleruca Laboissière, 1934 |
Xanthogaleruca is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.[1] These elm leaf beetles are pests that feed on ornamental plants until they are stripped of their leaves entirely.[2]
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- ^ Chiffelle, Italo; Huerta, Amanda; Jiménez, Rodrigo; Araya, Jaime E. (2011). "Proximal analysis and toxicity of extracts from young and mature leaves of the boldo tree (Peumus boldus) on elm leaf beetle (Xanthogaleruca luteola)". Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 41 (12): 2259–2266. doi:10.1139/x11-137.