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Striped Flea Beetle Lat. “Phyllotreta striolata“
species of tribe “Flea Beetles“
1 species

The striped flea beetle (Phyllotreta striolata) is a small flea beetle, shiny black with a greenish tinge, 1.5 to 2.5 mm long, having a wavy amber line running the length of each elytron (wing cover). It is a pest of cabbage and other brassicas. The hind legs are thickened, enabling the beetle to jump like a flea when disturbed.

Striped flea beetle. AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center (formerly Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center). Information from: Field Guide: Insect Pests of Selected Vegetables in Tropical and Subtropical Asia (1995). B.L. Parker, N.S. Talekar and M. Skinner. Publication 94-427. Striped Flea Beetle. North Carolina Cooperative Extension.

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Ancestry Graph

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