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Spurge Flea Beetles
Aphthona
Aphthona is a genus of beetle, in the leaf beetle family Chrysomelidae, native to Europe and Asia. More specifically, Aphthona are flea beetles, meaning they have enlarged hind legs for jumping away from potential danger. There are 135 species known from the Palaearctic region.
51 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Iris Flea Beetle
speciesAphthona nonstriata
Aphthona strigosa
speciesAphthona strigosa
Aphthona euphorbiae
speciesAphthona euphorbiae
Aphthona lutescens
speciesAphthona lutescens
Aphthona formosana
speciesAphthona formosana
Brown Dot Leafy Spurge Flea Beetle
speciesAphthona cyparissiae
Black Dot Leafy Spurge Flea Beetle
speciesAphthona nigriscutis
Aphthona herbigrada
speciesAphthona herbigrada
Aphthona bicolorata
speciesAphthona bicolorata
Aphthona venustula
speciesAphthona venustula
Aphthona nigriceps
speciesAphthona nigriceps
Brown-legged Leafy Spurge Flea Beetle
speciesAphthona lacertosa
Aphthona abdominalis
speciesAphthona abdominalis
Aphthona perminuta
speciesAphthona perminuta
Aphthona atrocaerulea
speciesAphthona atrocaerulea
Aphthona nigrilabris
speciesAphthona nigrilabris
Aphthona illigeri
speciesAphthona illigeri
Aphthona melancholica
speciesAphthona melancholica
Aphthona violacea
speciesAphthona violacea
Black Leafy Spurge Flea Beetle
speciesAphthona czwalinae
Aphthona pygmaea
speciesAphthona pygmaea
Aphthona erichsoni
speciesAphthona erichsoni
Copper Leafy Spurge Flea Beetle
speciesAphthona flava
Aphthona franzi
speciesAphthona franzi
Aphthona marataka
speciesAphthona marataka
Aphthona kuntzei
speciesAphthona kuntzei
Aphthona delicatula
speciesAphthona delicatula
Aphthona taiwana
speciesAphthona taiwana
Aphthona pallida
speciesAphthona pallida
Aphthona pilatei
speciesAphthona pilatei
Aphthona smithi
speciesAphthona smithi
Aphthona unicolor
speciesAphthona unicolor
Aphthona nigrita
speciesAphthona nigrita
Aphthona flaviceps
speciesAphthona flaviceps
Aphthona lamprocyanea
speciesAphthona lamprocyanea
Aphthona insularis
speciesAphthona insularis
Aphtona puncticollis
speciesAphtona puncticollis
Aphthona sarmatica
speciesAphthona sarmatica
Aphthona semicyanea
speciesAphthona semicyanea
Aphthona stussineri
speciesAphthona stussineri
Aphthona ovata
speciesAphthona ovata
Aphthona placida
speciesAphthona placida
Aphthona gracilis
speciesAphthona gracilis
Aphthona beckeri
speciesAphthona beckeri
Aphthona atrovirens
speciesAphthona atrovirens
Aphthona glochidionae
speciesAphthona glochidionae
Aphthona phyllanthae
speciesAphthona phyllanthae
Aphthona howenchuni
speciesAphthona howenchuni
Aphthona chinensis
speciesAphthona chinensis
Aphthona konstantinovi
speciesAphthona konstantinovi
Aphthona nanyoensis
speciesAphthona nanyoensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Aphthona in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 173078.