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Tamarisk Beetles
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Tamarisk Beetles

Diorhabda

Diorhabda is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. The beetles feed on Tamarix (tamarisk or saltcedar) The genus is native to Europe and Asia, but several species have been intentionally introduced to North America as biological control agents for Tamarix. Common names include tamarisk beetle and saltcedar leaf beetle.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Northern Tamarisk Beetle

speciesDiorhabda carinulata

Mediterranean Tamarisk Beetle

speciesDiorhabda elongata

Subtropical Tamarisk Beetle

speciesDiorhabda sublineata

Diorhabda persica

speciesDiorhabda persica

Diorhabda octocostata

speciesDiorhabda octocostata

Larger Tamarisk Beetle

speciesDiorhabda carinata

Diorhabda rybakowi

speciesDiorhabda rybakowi

Southern Tamarisk Beetle

speciesDiorhabda meridionalis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 335472.