Aphthona euphorbiae | |
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Aphthona euphorbiae 1,5-2 mm | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Aphthona |
Species: | A. euphorbiae
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Binomial name | |
Aphthona euphorbiae (Schrank, 1781)
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Aphthona euphorbiae is a root-feeding flea beetle of the genus Aphthona. It is widely distributed throughout Europe, North Africa, the Caucasuses, Near East, Asia Minor, the southern part of West and Mid Siberia and Kazakhstan.[1] In Latvia it has been reported as a pest of flax Linum.[2]