Male (right) with Chrysolina coerulans Female

Length: 5.6-9mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	August - September	August - July (Earliest: 15.5)

Protective Chemicals
Cardiac Glycosides	Digitoxigenin, Oleandrigenin, Sarmentogenin
Amines	Ethanolamine

Biotopes:	Meadows	Wet Meadows	Gardens
Food: (Polyphagous)	Several Lamiaceae	Urtica dioica	Hedera helix
Parasitoids:	Macquartia tenebricosa Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Predators: (Larva)	Anatis ocellata	Calvia quatuordecimguttata
Other Possible Predators:	Several Pentatomidae	Several Miridae	Several Vespidae

UK Beetles: Chrysolina polita
Nature Spot: Chrysolina polita
Plant Parasites of Europe: Chrysolina polita

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