Mint Leaf Beetle - Chrysolina herbacea
Up to 10 mm long. The whole body is an iridescent green colour and peppered with tiny indentations.
Nearly always found on mint.
Peak time seems to be August and September.
Both the larvae and the adult beetles feed on mint.
Found mainly in the south and up to the Midlands of England and Wales. A few sightings in Scotland.
Uncommon or under recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland. It was not recorded in our area until 2016.
Kate Nightingale
Charnwood Lodge
06 August 2015
Annie Smith
Charnwood lodge
10 August 2016
Annie Smith
Charnwood lodge
10 August 2016
Kate Nightingale
Charnwood Lodge
10 August 2016
Annie Smith
Charnwood lodge
29 September 2016
larva on mint
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Species profile
- Common names
- Mint Leaf Beetle
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Chrysomelidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 7
- First record:
- 06/08/2015 (Nightingale, Kate)
- Last record:
- 14/07/2019 (Lewis, Steven)
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Annie Smith
Charnwood lodge
10 August 2016
Kate Nightingale
Charnwood Lodge
06 August 2015
David Nicholls
Charnwood Lodge
17 September 2016
Annie Smith
Charnwood lodge
29 September 2016
larva on mint
steven lewis
Goadby Marwood, Goadby fishponds
14 July 2019
