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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Skeletonizing Leaf Beetles and Flea Beetles (Galerucinae) » Flea Beetles (Alticini) » Disonycha Genus Group » Agasicles » Alligatorweed Flea Beetle (Agasicles hygrophila)
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Flea beetle - Agasicles hygrophila
Copyright © 2007 Graham Montgomery

Flea beetle - Agasicles hygrophila
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
April 28, 2007
Size: ~5 mm
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Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 28 April, 2007 - 4:55pm
Last updated 5 November, 2015 - 5:39pm

Moved
Moved from Flea Beetles.
… Chuck Entz, 3 May, 2007 - 11:38pm login or register to post comments

feeding
. . . on what kind of plant?
… Boris Büche, 30 April, 2007 - 10:05am login or register to post comments

 
I'm afraid I don't know. However, I visit there periodically, so
I'll find out.
… Graham Montgomery, 30 April, 2007 - 4:49pm login or register to post comments

 
fine!
I feel that bugguide may contribute to knowledge in this field.
… Boris Büche, 2 May, 2007 - 1:34am login or register to post comments

 
Agasicles hygrophila - Alligatorweed flea beetle
The flea beetle, Agasicles hygrophila, was introduced in 1964 to combat alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) which invades United States waterways
… Rob Westerduijn, 3 May, 2007 - 2:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow!
Thanks for the ID. Glad to know what it is. I wasn't expecting much for it. Thanks again!
… Graham Montgomery, 3 May, 2007 - 7:55pm login or register to post comments

I moved it to Alticini
but are you sure it's a flea beetle? I can't see those characteristic supersized femurs. A side or ventral view would be very helpful.
… Jim McClarin, 28 April, 2007 - 11:04pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm fairly certain. I have a side view but I'll
frass it after you see it, because it isn't very good.
… Graham Montgomery, 28 April, 2007 - 11:32pm login or register to post comments

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