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Longitarsus jacobaeae
Species
Longitarsus jacobaeae
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
Longitarsus
Species
jacobaeae
(Longitarsus jacobaeae)
Explanation of Names
Longitarsus jacobaeae
(Waterhouse 1858)
Range
native to w. Palaearctic (Europe to Mongolia)
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1
)
, adventive in NA (PE NS NB BC...)
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2
)
Food
Attacks tansy ragwort.
Remarks
Available in Washington, Oregon, Montana, and California as biocontrol of tansy ragwort
Senecio jacobaea
.
Internet References
Species page
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1
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Washington State U.
Works Cited
1.
Borowiec L. (200_-2013) Chrysomelidae: The leaf beetles of Europe and the Mediterranean subregion (checklist and iconography)
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.
Contributed by
v belov
on 11 March, 2014 - 9:09am
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 10 August, 2017 - 8:59pm