Galeruca tanaceti (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a leaf beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGaleruca tanaceti (a leaf beetle)
GenusGaleruca (a genus of beetles)
TribeGalerucini (a tribe of leaf beetles)
SubfamilyGALERUCINAE (a subfamily of leaf and flea beetles)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Galeruca tanaceti (a leaf beetle) :
1: Galeruca tanaceti (a leaf beetle)
6 Nov 2011 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Gravid female, in rough grassland
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - white background
2: Galeruca tanaceti (a leaf beetle)
19 Jul 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on house wall
Image 1: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Elytral tips - postero-dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 3: Head, antennae, thorax - antero-dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 4: Ventral view - highly enlarged - white background
3: Galeruca tanaceti (a leaf beetle)
27 Sep 2004 OSGR: SX77 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Bloated gravid female beetle on Sphagnum
Image 1: Bloated state - dorsal - in situ - close-upImage 2: Bloated state - dorsal - in situ - close-up (2)Image 3: Bloated state - lateral - in situ - close-upImage 4: Bloated state - lateral - in situ - close-up (2)Image 5: Normal state - dorsal - enlargedImage 6: Normal state - ventral - enlarged

Galeruca tanaceti (a leaf beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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