| Timarcha goettingensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Timarcha |
| Species: | T. goettingensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Timarcha goettingensis | |
Timarcha goettingensis, commonly known as the Small Bloody-nosed Beetle or the Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle is a species of leaf beetle native to Europe.1 2
Description
T. goettingensis is a shiny blue-black, violet-copper, or black beetle measuring 8–13 mm in length.12 Visually it may be confused with Timarcha tenebricosa, but this beetle is larger (11–18 mm) and is more constricted on the base of its pronotum than T. goettingensis.3 Timarcha goettingensis may also be visually confused with Chrysolina sturmi.1
References
References
- "Timarcha goettingensis (Linnaeus, 1758)". Coleoptera.org.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- Hubble, D. (2012). Keys to the Adults of Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland. Field Studies Council. p. 53. ISBN 9781908819086.
- "Timarcha goettingensis/tenebricosa". Watford Coleoptera Group. Retrieved 7 October 2017.