Phyllotreta atra (Fabricius, 1775)
turnip flea beetle
on Brassica, etc.
parasite
Larvae at the roots.
host plants
Brassicaceae etc, narrowly polyphagous
Alliaria petiolata; Arabis hirsuta; Armoracia rusticana; Berteroa incana; Biscutella laevigata; Brassica nigra, oleracea, rapa; Camelina sativa; Capsella bursa-pastoris; Cardamine; Cardaria draba; Descurainia sophia; Diplotaxis tenuifolia; Erucastrum gallicum; Erysimum; Lepidium campestre, ruderale; Nasturtium officinale; Noccaea montana, perfoliata; Pseudoturritis turrita; Raphanus raphanistrum, sativus; Rapistrum perenne; Reseda lutea; Rorippa amphibia; Sinapis alba, arvensis; Sisymbrium altissimum, officinale, orientale, strictissimum; Tropaeolum majus.
phenology
Univoltine; the adult beetles hibernate in the litter.
distribution within Europe
references
Aslan & Alkan (2015a), Aslan, Gök, Gürbüz & Ayvaz (2009a), Biondi (1994b), Bukejs (2008b), Çam & Atay (2008a), Gavrilović & Ćurčić (2013a), Jolivet (1953a), Ouda, Čížek & Boža (2013a), Petitpierre, Bastazo & Blasco-Zumeta (2000a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Rozner & Rozner (2014a), Troukens (2012a), Vig (1997a).