Asparagus beetle

Crioceris, or asparagus beetle, is a genus belonging to the family Chrysomelidae of beetles. The name is Neo-Latin from Greek , ram and , horn.

Not all species in the genus Crioceris feed on asparagus (e.g., C. nigropicta). Some studies have found low genetic diversity among groups of isolated Chrysomelidae, and use Wolbachia species as a genetic marker.

Species

Crioceris asparagi (Linnaeus, 1758), common asparagus beetle
Crioceris bicruciata (Sahlberg, 1823)
Crioceris macilenta Weise, 1880
Crioceris nigropunctata Lacordaire, 1845
Crioceris paracenthesis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Crioceris quatuordecimpunctata (Scopoli, 1763)
Crioceris quinquepunctata (Scopoli, 1763)