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Species Aphthona cyparissiae - Brown Dot Leafy Spurge Flea Beetle

Aphthona cyparissiae
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)
No Taxon (Longitarsus Genus Group)
Genus Aphthona
Species cyparissiae (Brown Dot Leafy Spurge Flea Beetle)
Other Common Names
Brown Dot Leafy Spurge Flea Beetle
Explanation of Names
Aphthona cyparissiae (Koch 1803)
Size
3-4 mm(1)
Range
introduced in NA for weed control - Map (2), native to Europe(3)
Food
hosts: Euphorbia, esp. E. cyparissias(3)
Larvae feed on roots
Remarks
common in ND(4)
Introduced from Europe 1986 to control Euphorbia, esp. E. cyparissias (Leafy Spurge)
Internet References
Cornell U.
USDA
Wikipedia
Works Cited
1.Lompe A. (2002-) Die Käfer Europas: Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
3.Coleoptera Poloniae
4.Fauske G.M. (2003-2006) Common flea beetles of North Dakota
Contributed by v belov on 28 February, 2014 - 8:34am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn
Last updated 26 November, 2023 - 7:46pm

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