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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) » Phyllotreta » Horseradish Flea Beetle (Phyllotreta armoraciae)

Species Phyllotreta armoraciae - Horseradish Flea Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Works Cited
Flea beetles 1 - Phyllotreta armoraciae - male - female Flea beetles 1 - Phyllotreta armoraciae - female Phyllotreta armoraciae - Phyllotreta armoraciae Phyllotreta armoraciae Horseradish flea beetle - Phyllotreta armoraciae - male - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily Galerucinae (Skeletonizing Leaf Beetles and Flea Beetles)
Tribe Alticini (Flea Beetles)
Genus Phyllotreta
Species armoraciae (Horseradish Flea Beetle)
Explanation of Names
Phyllotreta armoraciae (Koch 1803)
Size
2.8‒3.5 mm(1)
Range
native to Europe, adventive in NA (transcontinental, BC‒NS to OR‒IA‒MO‒MS‒WV‒DE)(1)(2)(3)
Works Cited
1.Lompe A. (2002-) Die Käfer Europas: Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
2.Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second edition
Bousquet Y., Bouchard P., Davies A.E., Sikes D.S. 2013. ZooKeys 360: 1–402.
3.Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico
Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno. 2003. Coleopterists Society.
Contributed by v belov on 11 May, 2009 - 3:08pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 3 January, 2024 - 7:33pm

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