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title: "Hennepnetelgoudhaantje"
description: "Fasta fastuosa — Insecten en spinnen. Fasta is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/dead-nettle-leaf-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hennepnetelgoudhaantje

> Fasta fastuosa — Insecten en spinnen. Fasta is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae.

- Scientific name: *Fasta fastuosa*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 14356
- Wikidata: [Q131460722](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131460722)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1474321](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1474321)

## Names

- en: Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle
- de: Prächtiger Blattkäfer
- fr: Chrysomèle fastueuse
- nl: Hennepnetelgoudhaantje
- pl: Złotka jasnotowa

## Countries with the most observations

DE (2723), RU (1510), AT (1453), UA (983), CZ (745), IT (558), PL (462), FR (442), DK (271), HU (262), CH (229), CA (198)

## Summary

Fasta is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Fasta fastuosa, also known as the dead-nettle leaf beetle. It is found in Europe to Central Asia, including the Caucasus even possibly northern Turkey and has also been recorded from North America, where it is an adventive species.

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

## Photo

![Hennepnetelgoudhaantje](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dead-nettle-leaf-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: johninvt · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28258220

## Machine access

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