Timarcha goettingensis

Timarcha goettingensis, commonly known as the Small Bloody-nosed Beetle or the Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle is a species of leaf beetle native to Europe.^{[1] [2]}

Timarcha goettingensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Timarcha
Species:	T. goettingensis
Binomial name
Timarcha goettingensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Description

T. goettingensis is a shiny blue-black, violet-copper, or black beetle measuring 8–13 mm in length.^[1][2] Visually it may be confused with Timarcha tenebricosa, but this beetle is larger (11–18 mm) and is more constricted on the base of its pronotum than T. goettingensis.^[3] Timarcha goettingensis may also be visually confused with Chrysolina sturmi.^[1]