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Black Leafy Spurge Flea Beetle

Aphthona czwalinae

Classification

Class
Insecta

Aphthona czwalinae is a species of leaf beetle known as the black leafy spurge flea beetle. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious weed leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula). The adult beetle is shiny black and about 3 millimeters long.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog