Brown Willow Beetle - Galerucella lineola
Around 5 to 6mm long and light brown in colour. Many members of this family are almost identical visually, and detailed examination is necessary to confirm identification. The host plant is often the best indicator of the likely Galerucella species.
Associated with Willows.
Summer.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were 31 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
David Gould
Narborough Bog, Leics
24 July 2008
Graham Calow
Frolesworth
11 May 2015
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Frolesworth
11 May 2015
specimen examined
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Species profile
- Common names
- Brown Willow Beetle
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Chrysomelidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 5
- First record:
- 12/07/2017 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 23/08/2022 (Sexton, Timothy)
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Graham Calow
Frolesworth
11 May 2015
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Frolesworth
11 May 2015
specimen examined
