
Aphthona lutescens
(Gyllenhal, 1813)
Family: Chrysomelidae
Size: 2.5 mm (2.0 to 2.6 mm)
Distribution: From Western Europe across all of Central Europe to Siberia
Biology: The most important food plant for the adult beetles is Lythrum
salicaria; the larvae feed on the plant's roots in the soil
Location: Austria, Burgenland, Pamhagen
leg.det. G.Roessler, 19.V.1988
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2026
Aphthona lutescens (big)
Aphthona lutescens (Flickr)
Aphthona lutescens (Wikimedia Commosn)
Location List Coleoptera Austria (Google Drive)
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