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Galerucella

Galerucella is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae described by George Robert Crotch in 1873. It is widely distributed but absent in the Neotropics.Some species feed on waterlilies and are used as biocontrol of introduced, invasive waterlilies. Galerucella tenella feed on strawberry plants.

[ "Leaf beetle", "Lythrum salicaria", "Nanophyes marmoratus", "Galerucella calmariensis", "Hylobius transversovittatus", "Galerucella pusilla", "Galerucella tenella" ]
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