Xanthogaleruca | |
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Xanthogaleruca luteola | |
Scientific classification | |
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]