Altica lythri

Altica lythri is a species of flea beetles from the leaf beetle family, that is common in Asia, Europe, and North Africa, including Israel.^[1] The beetles size is 5 mm (0.20 in), and their colour is blue with black and green.^[2] They present an ovipositor during oviposition.^[3] The species is distributed in European countries such as Finland and Ukraine, to the Asian countries of Azerbaijan, Dagestan, and Turkey.^[4] The species hibernate in winter, and come aground during summer months, when they are hungry. They feed on leaves of willowherb, water primroses^[5] and sallows.^[6] The species could become victims of such predators as Braconidae, Ichneumonidae, and adults of Pentatomidae, especially Zicrona caerulea.^[7]

References

^ Distribution
^ Colour
^ W. M. Phillips (1978). "Sensilla types from the ovipositor of the flea beetle Altica lythri (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 24 (3): 599–600. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.1978.tb02822.x.
^ Distribution by country
^ Anonymous (2011). "Ludwigia grandiflora and L. peploides Onagraceae - Water primroses". EPPO Bulletin. 41 (3): 414–418. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2338.2011.02511.x.
^ Ecology
^ Predators