Altica chalybea Illiger, 1807 is a animal in the Chrysomelidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Altica chalybea Illiger, 1807

Altica chalybea Illiger, 1807

Altica chalybea, the grape flea beetle, is a leaf beetle that eats grape vine buds and reduces the vines' vegetative growth.

Family
Genus
Altica
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Altica chalybea Illiger, 1807

Altica chalybea Illiger, 1807, commonly known as the grape flea beetle, is a species of leaf beetle. It feeds on the buds of grape vines, and this feeding activity reduces the vines' vegetative growth.

Photo: (c) Clarence Holmes, all rights reserved

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Altica

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