Elm leaf beetle

• French common name: Galéruque de l'orme
• Scientific name: Xanthogaleruca luteola (Müller)
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Class: Insecta
• Order: Coleoptera
• Family: Chrysomelidae
• Partial list of synonyms:
  • Pyrrhalta luteola (Müll.)

Distribution

• British Columbia
• New Brunswick
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Quebec

Canadian Forest Service Publications

Elm leaf beetle

Diet and feeding behaviour

• Phyllophagous: Feeds on the leaves of plants.
  • Skeletonizer: Devours the upper layer of leaves but not the veins, thus producing a skeletal appearance.

Information on host(s)

Main host(s)

• White elm

Photos

Affected crown of an elm

Marc Bolduc

Egg cluster on an elm leaf

Thérèse Arcand

Young larvae and their damage on an elm leaf

Thérèse Arcand

Mature larvae (length: 12 mm)

Thérèse Arcand

Pupa (length: 5mm)

Thérèse Arcand

Adult (length: 6 mm)

Thérèse Arcand