(Altica spp.)
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Size | Total Length: ⅛″ to ¼″ (4.0 to 5.5 mm) |
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Identification | The beetles in this genus are best identified by the host plant on which they are found. See Subordinate Taxa for identification information. |
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Taxonomy | Order: |
Coleoptera (beetles) |
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Suborder: |
Polyphaga (water, rove, scarab, longhorn, leaf and snout beetles) |
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Infraorder: |
Cucujiformia |
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Superfamily: |
Chrysomeloidea (long-horned and leaf beetles) |
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Family: |
Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles) |
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Subfamily: |
Galerucinae (skeletonizing leaf beetles) |
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Tribe: |
Alticini (flea beetles) |
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Subtribe: |
Alticina |
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Subordinate Taxa | grape flea beetle (Altica chalybea) metallic flea beetle (Altica aeneola) metallic flea beetle (Altica bimarginata) metallic flea beetle (Altica fuscoaenea) metallic flea beetle (Altica ignita) metallic flea beetle (Altica knabii) |
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Synonyms |
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Common Names |
metallic flea beetle |
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Created: 6/13/2019
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