Black earthen flea ( lat. Phyllotreta atra ) - a species of leaf beetles ( Chrysomelidae ) from the subfamily of goats ( Galerucinae ). It occurs from the western Palaearctic region to the east to Mongolia . Both larvae and adults of this species feed on cabbage leaves ( Brassica ).
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Altica atra Fabricius, 1775 |
Links
- Wydział Nauk Biologicznych
- BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK) Phyllotreta atra (F., 1775) (a turnip flea beetle)