Altica lythri
Altica lythri is a species of flea beetles from the leaf beetle family, that is common in Asia, Europe, and North Africa, including Israel.[1] The beetles size is 5 mm (0.20 in), and their colour is blue with black and green.[2] They present an ovipositor during oviposition.[3] The species is distributed in European countries such as Finland and Ukraine, to the Asian countries of Azerbaijan, Dagestan, and Turkey.[4] The species hibernate in winter, and come aground during summer months, when they are hungry. They feed on leaves of willowherb, water primroses[5] and sallows.[6] The species could become victims of such predators as Braconidae, Ichneumonidae, and adults of Pentatomidae, especially Zicrona caerulea.[7]
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Further reading
- For a description of the larvae: Eun Lee Jong & David G. Furth (2000). "Larval morphology and biology of a North American and an Israeli Altica species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae)". Florida Entomologist 83 (3): 276–284. JSTOR 3496346.
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- Dascillidae (soft bodied plant beetles)
- Rhipiceridae (cicada beetle, cicada parasite beetles)
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- Ademosyndidae
- Labradorocoleoidae
- Oborocoleoidae
- Permocupedidae
- Permosynidae
- Taldycupedidae
- Tshekardocoleoidae
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