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title: "Iepenhaantje"
description: "Xanthogaleruca luteola — Insecten en spinnen. Xanthogaleruca luteola, commonly known as the elm-leaf beetle, is a beetle species in the family Chrysomelidae that is native to Europe but invasive in other parts of the world."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/elm-leaf-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Iepenhaantje

> Xanthogaleruca luteola — Insecten en spinnen. Xanthogaleruca luteola, commonly known as the elm-leaf beetle, is a beetle species in the family Chrysomelidae that is native to Europe but invasive in other parts of the world.

- Scientific name: *Xanthogaleruca luteola*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 13421
- Wikidata: [Q1307509](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1307509)
- iNaturalist taxon: [233683](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/233683)

## Names

- en: Elm Leaf Beetle
- de: Ulmenblattkäfer
- es: Galeruca del Olmo
- fr: Galéruque de l'orme
- nl: Iepenhaantje

## Countries with the most observations

US (4004), FR (1756), ES (1720), AU (1551), CA (679), IT (608), AR (213), RU (199), CL (161), PT (139), BG (94), GR (87)

## Summary

Xanthogaleruca luteola, commonly known as the elm-leaf beetle, is a beetle species in the family Chrysomelidae that is native to Europe but invasive in other parts of the world.

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

## Photo

![Iepenhaantje](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/elm-leaf-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: mariaec · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103146783

## Machine access

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