Phyllotreta chalybeipennis explained

Phyllotreta chalybeipennis is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. Larvae are leaf miners of Cakile edentula, and adults feed on leaves of the same host. ^[1]

Further reading

• How many genera and species of Galerucinae s. str. do we know? Updated statistics (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). In: Chaboo CS, Schmitt M (Eds) Research on Chrysomelidae. 2017. Nie . R-E. Bezděk . J.. Yang . X-K. ZooKeys. 720. 91–102. 10.3897/zookeys.720.13517. 5740445. 29290727. free. 2017ZooK..720...91N.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26091-7.

Notes and References

1. Eiseman . Charles S. . Blyth . Julia A. . Nantucket's Neglected Herbivores I: Coleoptera . Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington . 30 November 2022 . 124 . 2 . 10.4289/0013-8797.124.2.202 .