Maryland Biodiversity Project - Elm Leaf Beetle (Xanthogaleruca luteola)

Elm Leaf Beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola (Müller, 1766)

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Coleoptera > Family Chrysomelidae > Genus Xanthogaleruca Elm Leaf Beetle - Xanthogaleruca luteola - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/21328

Introduced and widely distributed in North America. First detected in Baltimore, MD in the late 1830s. (BugGuide)

Uses elms (Ulmus sp.) as a host. Considered a pest.

There are 4 records in the project database.

Elm Leaf Beetle in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/26/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Elm Leaf Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) susaname, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by susaname via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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