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Altica oleracea (L., 1758) (a flea beetle)

Suggested Literature

Altica oleracea may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CHRYSOMELIDAE
(leaf and flea beetles)
Altica
(a genus of flea betles)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Altica oleracea is associated with:

Photos imago Calluna vulgaris - Heather (Ericaceae) imago grazes on leaf Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos imago Oenothera - evening-primroses (Onagraceae) imago grazes on leaf Restricted Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos larva Calluna vulgaris - Heather (Ericaceae) larva grazes on leaf Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos larva Erica - bell heathers (Ericaceae) larva grazes on leaf Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos larva Epilobium - willow-herbs (Onagraceae) larva grazes on leaf Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos larva Oenothera - evening-primroses (Onagraceae) larva grazes on leaf Restricted Bullock, J.A., 1992

There may be more taxa associated with Altica oleracea listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Altica oleracea:

abdomen, imago abdomen of imago is endoparasitoid host of larva Medina luctuosa - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Questionable Phillips, W.M., 1977
Belshaw, R., 1993
imago imago is endoparasitoid host of larva Leiophora innoxia - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Foreign Belshaw, R., 1993

Altica oleracea may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

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
Phillips, W.M., 1977 Observations on the biology and ecology of the chrysomelid genus Haltica Geoff. in Britain

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