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Spotted Willow Leaf Beetle

🇳🇱 Gevlekt wilgenhaantje ·Chrysomela vigintipunctata

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Spotted Willow Leaf Beetle, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

Chrysomela vigintipunctata , or the spotted willow leaf beetle , is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.

base stats

  • NL sightings 69iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 4,033iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • Spotted 69 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 4,033 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763 (263 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Spotted Willow Leaf Beetle
Nederlands
Gevlekt wilgenhaantje
scientific name
Chrysomela vigintipunctata
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Chrysomelidae
sightings in NL
69
sightings in Europe
3,058
sightings worldwide
4,033
GBIF records in NL
3,162
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1763 by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli

relatives· Chrysomelidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 123580, Wikidata Q1301917, GBIF 4459731, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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