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Altica carduorum, Californian thistle leaf beetle

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Species type: Arthropod

Order: Coleoptera

Family: Chrysomelidae

Genus: Altica

Species: carduorum

Authority: Guérin-Méneville

Common names: Californian thistle leaf beetle

Imported for biocontrol of: Cirsium arvense (Asterales: Asteraceae), Californian thistle Details