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title: "Poplar Leaf Beetle"
description: "Chrysomela populi — Insects & spiders. Chrysomela populi, commonly known as the poplar leaf beetle, is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/poplar-leaf-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Poplar Leaf Beetle

> Chrysomela populi — Insects & spiders. Chrysomela populi, commonly known as the poplar leaf beetle, is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.

- Scientific name: *Chrysomela populi*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 17042
- Wikidata: [Q1071584](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071584)
- iNaturalist taxon: [416809](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/416809)

## Names

- en: Poplar Leaf Beetle
- de: Pappelblattkäfer
- fr: Chrysomèle du peuplier
- nl: Populierenhaantje
- pl: Rynnica topolowa

## Countries with the most observations

DE (1551), FR (1311), RU (1229), IT (926), AT (589), PL (582), CZ (534), FI (487), GB (353), UA (330), SE (295), DK (278)

## Summary

Chrysomela populi, commonly known as the poplar leaf beetle, is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysomela_populi

## Photo

![Poplar Leaf Beetle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/poplar-leaf-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Roman A. Lagazyuk (Роман А. Лагазюк) · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/169345352

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/poplar-leaf-beetle?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).