Leaf beetle

Altica est un genre comprenant de nombreuses espèces d'insectes coléoptères sauteurs de petite taille dont certains, comme l'altise commune, sont des ravageurs des cultures de brassicacées (crucifères). Espèces présentes en Europe Altica aenescens (Weise, 1888) Altica ampelophaga Guérin-Méneville, 1858 Altica bicarinata (Kutschera, 1860) Altica brevicollis Foudras, 1860 Altica brevicollis brevicollis Foudras, 1860 Altica brevicollis coryletorum Král 1964 Altica carduorum Guérin-Méneville, 1858 Altica carinthiaca Weise, 1888 Altica chamaenerii (Har. Lindberg, 1926) Altica cornivorax Král,…

The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous subfamilies are recognized, but the specifics of leaf beetle taxonomy and systematics are likely to change with ongoing research. Adult and larval leaf beetles feed on a variety of plant tissue, with some being specialists of particular species or families of plant.

Altica carduorum es una especie de coleóptero de la familia Chrysomelidae. Fue descrita científicamente por primera vez en 1858 por Guérin-Méneville.