Light-legged earthen flea ( Latin: Phyllotreta nemorum ) - a species of leaf beetles ( Chrysomelidae ) from the subfamily of gnats ( Galerucinae ). It occurs from the western Palaearctic region east to the Amur . Both larvae and adults of this species feed on cabbage leaves ( Brassica ).
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Chrysomela nemorum Linnaeus, 1758 |
Variety
- Phyllotreta nemorum var. theresae pic, 1909
Links
- Wydział Nauk Biologicznych
- BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK) Phyllotreta nemorum (L., 1758) (a turnip flea beetle)
- Phyllotreta nemorum (L., 1758) (Chrysomelidae) - photo by B. M. Loboda