Ragwort Flea Beetle

Longitarsus jacobaeae

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae

Longitarsus jacobaeae is a species of flea beetle known as the tansy ragwort flea beetle. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against the nectar-rich noxious weed known as ragwort (Senecio jacobaea reclassified as Jacobaea vulgaris). The adult beetle is light golden brown in color and between 2 millimetres (0.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 12Germany · 4Netherlands · 3France · 2Spain · 1

Sources and credits

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Ragwort Flea Beetle

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