BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Altica lythri Aube, 1843 (a flea beetle)
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altica lythri | Imago | 21 April 2000 | Berks | England | 1 | 8 |
| Altica lythri | Imago | 9 July 1998 | Berks | England | 2 | |
| Altica lythri | In cop. | 15 May 1998 | Berks | England | 3 | |
| Altica lythri | Imago | 18 June 1997 | Berks | England | 2 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Cox, M.L., 2007 (Colour photograph) | Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland |
Altica lythri may also be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Altica lythri is associated with:
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imago | Lythrum salicaria - Purple-loosestrife (Lythraceae) | imago grazes on leaf | Bullock, J.A., 1992 | |
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larva | Lythrum salicaria - Purple-loosestrife (Lythraceae) | larva grazes on leaf | Bullock, J.A., 1992 | |
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larva | Epilobium hirsutum - Great Willowherb, Greater Hairy Willowherb (Onagraceae) | larva grazes on leaf | Bullock, J.A., 1992 |
There may be more taxa associated with Altica lythri listed at higher taxonomic level
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COLEOPTERA (beetles) |
Associated with Altica lythri:
| abdomen, imago | abdomen of imago is endoparasitoid host of larva | Medina luctuosa - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) | Belshaw, R., 1993 |
Altica lythri may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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ANIMALIA (animals) |
INSECTA (insects) |
COLEOPTERA (beetles) |
CHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles) |
Altica (a genus of flea betles) |
References
| Belshaw, R., 1993 | Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) |
| Bullock, J.A., 1992 | Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations |
