larger elm leaf beetle
Monocesta coryli (Say, 1824)

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0014077 larger elm leaf beetle Monocesta coryli Adult(s) Gerald J. Lenhard	0014076 larger elm leaf beetle Monocesta coryli Adult(s) Gerald J. Lenhard	0795029 larger elm leaf beetle Monocesta coryli Larva(e) Gerald J. Lenhard	0014072 larger elm leaf beetle Monocesta coryli Larva(e) Gerald J. Lenhard
0014074 larger elm leaf beetle Monocesta coryli Damage Gerald J. Lenhard

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Hexapoda

Class: Insecta

Infraclass: Neoptera

Subclass: Pterygota

Order: Coleoptera

Suborder: Polyphaga

Infraorder: Cucujiformia

Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea

Family: Chrysomelidae

Subfamily: Galerucinae

Tribe: Galerucini

Genus: Monocesta

Common Name Reference:	Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 pp.
Scientific Name Reference:	R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 1-4. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm