Altica oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758)
fuchsia flea beetle
on Oenothera, etc.
parasite
Larvae and adults free on the leaves.
host plants
Onagraceae, Polygonaceae, restricted polyphagous
Circaea; Clarkia; Epilobium dodonaei, hirsutum, montanum, parviflorum, roseum, tetragonum subsp. lamyi; Fuchsia; Oenothera acaulis, biennis; Polygonum aviculare; Rumex.
The beetles are broadly polyphagous.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Steinhausen (2002a).
synonyms
Haltica oleracea.
references
Aslan & Gök (2006a), Aslan, Gök, Gürbüz & Ayvaz (2009a), Baviera & Biondi (2015a), Bieńkowski (2010a), Biondi (1994b), Bukejs (2011b), Çam & Atay (2008a), Farina (2015a), Furth (1980a), Jolivet (1953a), Kangas & Rutanen (1993a), Kofler (2011a), Ouda, Čížek & Boža (2013a), Petitpierre i Vall (1994a), Petitpierre, Bastazo & Blasco-Zumeta (2000a), Regalin, Bezděk, Penati & Ciapponi (2006a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Steinhausen (2001a, 2002a), Troukens (2012a).