A lily leaf beetle climbs across a small fern.


Lily leaf beetles are a destructive insect native to Europe. They were introduced to the US in the mid-20th century, and are now hated by gardeners throughout New England for the damage they do to many plants in the lily family, as adults and as larvae.


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Keywords: arthropod, black, chrysomelidae, chrysomeloidea, coleoptera, criocerinae, destructive, fern, green, hexapod, hexapoda, insect, invasive, invertebrate, nature, pest, plant, polyphaga, species