Chrysolina americana
Common name (English)
Rosemary beetle
Ηabitat
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Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Alien:
First detection year
2015
Impacts
Grazing on Rosmarinus officinalis L., Lavandula stoechas L., Lavandula angustifolia Mill., Salvia fruticosa Mill. and Salvia officinalis L. (Hadjiconstantis and Zoumides 2021). Three of these plant species are native to Cyprus and others are cultivated.
References
Hadjiconstantis M, Zoumidis C (2021) First records of the pest leaf beetle Chrysolina (Chrysolinopsis) americana (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in Cyprus - a study initiated from social media. Biodiversity Data Journal 9(2): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e61349