Water-lily Beetle in Charles Co., Maryland (8/25/2024). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1088118 - Psn: 44)

Water-lily Beetle in Charles Co., Maryland (8/25/2024). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Water-lily Beetle in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/20/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1288101 - Psn: 55)

Water-lily Beetle in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/20/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Water-lily Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/30/2025). (c) eaglebeach, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1265654 - Psn: 78)

Water-lily Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/30/2025). (c) eaglebeach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Water-lily Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/29/2025). (c) eaglebeach, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1265655 - Psn: 88)

Water-lily Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/29/2025). (c) eaglebeach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Water-lily Beetle larvae in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/11/2024). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1011923 - Psn: 122)

Water-lily Beetle larvae in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/11/2024). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Water-lily Beetle larva in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/21/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1288710 - Psn: 125)

Water-lily Beetle larva in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/21/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Galerucella nymphaeae


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Galerucella
Species:	G. nymphaeae
Binomial name
*Galerucella nymphaeae* (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Chrysomela nymphaeae Linnaeus, 1758 Adimonia polygonata Laicharting, 1781 Galeruca aquatica Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785 Galleruca sagittariae Gyllenhal, 1813 Galleruca marginella Kirby, 1837 Galeruca femoralis F. E. Melsheimer, 1847 Galleruca luctuosa Mannerheim, 1852 Galerucella fergussoni Fowler, 1910 Galerucella nymphaeae var. stilleri Papp, 1943 Galerucella kerstensi Lohse, 1989

Galerucella nymphaeae, known generally as the water-lily beetle or water lily leaf beetle, is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America and Europe.^[1]^[2]^[3]