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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) » Psylliodes » Potato Flea Beetle (Psylliodes affinis)
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Flea Beetle - Psylliodes affinis
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Luk

Flea Beetle - Psylliodes affinis
Richmond Hill, York Region, Ontario, Canada
July 11, 2007
Again, on Solanum dulcamara. These little beetles are doing a fairly decent job in riddling these noxious weeds with holes (though they still cannot compare with the more voracious Three-lined Potato Beetles).
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 13 July, 2007 - 2:29pm

Noxious weed?
... so just which noxious weed is "Solanum dulcamara"?
… osmia, 14 July, 2007 - 5:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Woody Nightshade
It's a vine-like climbing plant that grows like crazy (even in a gravel pit, where I usually shoot these flea beetles). It is a toxic species with attractive-looking, red berries which are very poisonous. When any part of this plant is broken, a bitter, nutty-smelling juice is exuded (hence this plant is also known as Bitter Nightshade). Here is an image of the plant, minus the beetle infestation, of course ;-)
… Stephen Luk, 16 July, 2007 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
:)
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