Phyllotreta chalybeipennis

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Phyllotreta chalybeipennis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Alticini
Genus: Phyllotreta
Species:
P. chalybeipennis
Binomial name
Phyllotreta chalybeipennis
(Crotch, 1873)

Phyllotreta chalybeipennis is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. [1] [2] [3] Larvae are leaf miners of Cakile edentula , and adults feed on leaves of the same host. [4]

References

  1. "Phyllotreta chalybeipennis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Phyllotreta chalybeipennis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. Eiseman, Charles S.; Blyth, Julia A. (30 November 2022). "Nantucket's Neglected Herbivores I: Coleoptera". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 124 (2). doi:10.4289/0013-8797.124.2.202.

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