Altica lythri Aube, 1843
(a flea beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAltica lythri (a flea beetle)
GenusAltica (a genus of flea betles)
TribeAlticini (flea beetles)
SubfamilyGALERUCINAE (a subfamily of leaf and flea beetles)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Altica lythri (a flea beetle) :
1: Altica lythri (a flea beetle)
21 Apr 2000 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Greater Hairy Willow Herb
Image 1: Adults - with feeding tracesImage 2: Adult - dorsal viewImage 3: Adult - dorsal view (2)Image 4: Adult - ventral viewImage 5: Elytral puncturation - close-upImage 6: Foreleg - tarsus - ventral viewImage 7: Head and thorax - dorsal viewImage 8: Head and thorax - dorsal view (2)Image 9: Head and thorax - ventral view
2: Altica lythri (a flea beetle)
9 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
On Willowherb
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - lateral view
3: Altica lythri (a flea beetle)
15 May 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Adults - dorsal viewsImage 2: Adults - lateral viewsImage 3: Adults - ventral views
4: Altica lythri (a flea beetle)
18 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
On Sedge
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - ventral view

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cox, M.L. 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland 336pp, Pisces Publications

Altica lythri (a flea beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Altica lythri (a flea beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Altica lythri (a flea beetle)
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