Taxonomy
- Polyphaga
- Chrysomeloidea
- Chrysomelidae
- Phyllotreta
- Phyllotreta exclamationis
Description
Size: 1.5-1.8mm
Basic colour: Black
Pattern colour: Variable yellow marks on the elytra (a band or two elongate spots, sometimes thinly connected)
Number of spots: See pattern
Spot fusions: Sometimes
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: As basic colour
Basic colour: Black
Pattern colour: Variable yellow marks on the elytra (a band or two elongate spots, sometimes thinly connected)
Number of spots: See pattern
Spot fusions: Sometimes
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: As basic colour
Western Palaearctic (not Iberia), including Caucasus and Siberia.
Biology
Status: Widespread (very rare in Scotland)
Habitat: various (with or near water)
Host plant: Various Brassicaceae
Overwintering: As adults in moss, grass tussocks and under bark.
Food: Adults on leaves, larvae probably at roots.
Habitat: various (with or near water)
Host plant: Various Brassicaceae
Overwintering: As adults in moss, grass tussocks and under bark.
Food: Adults on leaves, larvae probably at roots.