| Chaetocnema hortensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chaetocnema |
| Species: | C. hortensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetocnema hortensis (Geoffroy, 1785) | |
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Chaetocnema hortensis is a species of flea beetle from Chrysomelidae family. [1] [2] It can be a pest of crops. [3] [4]
They are 1.5 to 2.3 mm (0.059 to 0.091 in) long and bronze or coppery, sometimes metallic green, in colour. [3]
The species can be found in the Palearctic region east to the Amur region; [2] it is widespread in Europe. [1]
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