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Longitarsus flavicornis (Stephens, 1831) (ragwort flea-beetle)

Basis for Tasmanian occurrence

Semmens, T.D., McQuillan, P.B. & Hayhurst, G. (1992). Catalogue of the Insects of Tasmania. Government of Tasmania: Department of Primary Industry, 104 pp.

Introduced (Europe)

 

Classification

Order: Coleoptera

Suborder: Polyphaga

Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea

Family: Chrysomelidae

Subfamily: Galerucinae

Tribe: Alticini

Morphology

Typical length (mm): (not yet documented)
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight

Ecology

Assumed larval feeding: leaf-feeder (on ragwort Senecio jacobaea)

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