Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Skeletonizing leaf beetles (Galerucinae) » Flea Beetles (Alticini) » Altica » Grape Flea Beetle (Altica chalybea)
Photo#182537
Flea Beetle Maybe - Altica chalybea
Copyright © 2008 Steve Peters

Flea Beetle Maybe - Altica chalybea
Lanark, Ontario, Canada
May 12, 2008
Hi the plant they are on is a Grape Vine
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Steve Peters on 14 May, 2008 - 12:41pm
Last updated 10 June, 2008 - 5:11am

Moved
Moved from Beetles. to species page (because of hostplant association).
… Boris Büche, 10 June, 2008 - 5:11am login or register to post comments

Altica chalybea
It will probably be Altica chalybea than; grape flea beetle
… Rob Westerduijn, 3 June, 2008 - 3:18am login or register to post comments

Altica sp.
most likely. Species ID might be possible via hostplant.
… Boris Büche, 15 May, 2008 - 5:15am login or register to post comments

Positively:-)
Flea beetles, indeed. If you know the host plant they were on, then a genus or species ID might be possible.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 May, 2008 - 1:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Host Plant
Hi they were on a grape vine
… Steve Peters, 14 May, 2008 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact