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Spinach Flea Beetle

Disonycha xanthomelas

1,318 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 5, February 5, March 8, April 16, May 31, June 15, July 11, August 10, September 10, October 9, November 5, December 5.
United States690
Canada245
Ontario131
New York104
Kentucky96
Quebec54
Pennsylvania51
Michigan40
Missouri31
Massachusetts31

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyLeaf Beetles · Chrysomelidae
GenusDisonycha

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