Aphthona euphorbiae
| Aphthona euphorbiae | |
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| Aphthona euphorbiae 1.5–2 mm | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Aphthona |
| Species: | A. euphorbiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphthona euphorbiae (Schrank, 1781) | |
Aphthona euphorbiae is a root-feeding flea beetle. It is widely distributed throughout Europe, North Africa, the Caucasus, Near East, Asia Minor, the southern part of West and Mid Siberia and Kazakhstan.[1] In Latvia it has been reported as a pest of flax Linum.[2]
References
- ^ Bukejs, Andris (2009). "To the knowledge of flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) of the Latvian fauna. 4. Genus Aphthona Chevrolat, 1836". Acta Zoologica Lituanica. 19 (3): 223–230. doi:10.2478/v10043-009-0030-7.
- ^ Palij, V. F. 1958. On the fauna and biocenology of Latvian flea beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Halticinae). Proceedings of the Institute of Biology of the Latvian SSR Academy of Sciences 5: 69–89. [Палий, В. Ф. 1958. О фауне и биоценологии земляных блошек Латвии (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Halticinae). Труды Института биологии Академии наук Латвийской ССР 5: 69–89.]