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Cabbage-stem flea beetle

Psylliodes chrysocephala

The cabbage-stem flea beetle is a tiny bug that loves to munch on cabbage and other plants. With its shiny body and jumping legs, it can hop away quickly when it feels scared!

Lebensraum: Gardens

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The Cabbage-stem flea beetle is a small, oval beetle with a shiny, metallic dark blue or greenish-blue exoskeleton. It has noticeably swollen hind legs, distinguishing it as a jumping beetle, and relatively short antennae.

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Cabbage-stem flea beetle
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Cabbage-stem flea beetle

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Farmers have used special sticky traps to count how many of these beetles are around!

Their larvae live secret lives inside plant stems and roots, unseen by most!

These tiny beetles can create hundreds of pin-sized holes in plant leaves!

They sometimes play dead, dropping to the ground perfectly still to fool predators!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Spring-Loaded Jump

Cabbage-stem flea beetle can launch itself into the air using enlarged hind legs that help them escape quickly.

Fähigkeit

Metallic Camouflage

Cabbage-stem flea beetle has a shiny, dark blue-green exoskeleton that helps them blend into foliage and deter predators.

Fähigkeit

Hardy Larvae

Cabbage-stem flea beetle larvae can burrow into plant stems, which helps them feed and stay protected.

Maße und Details

Größe
3-4.5 mm
Lebenserwartung
60-90 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny plant-eaters love to munch on the leaves and stems of cabbage and related plants.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae tunnel within plant stems and roots, while adults chew holes in leaves.

Hauptnahrung

  • Cabbage
  • Oilseed Rape
  • Broccoli
  • Turnip
  • Radish
  • Kale

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Cabbage

Brassica oleracea

Adults and larvae feed on the leaves and stems of this plant.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Insectivorous birds, like great tits, feed on these beetles.

parasitizes

Braconid Wasp

Diospilus morosus

This wasp lays its eggs inside the beetle's larvae.

eaten by

Garden Cross Spider

Araneus diadematus

Spiders capture Cabbage-stem flea beetles in their webs.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

It's best to look at beetles without touching them to keep both you and the beetle safe.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das größe von Cabbage-stem flea beetle?

3-4.5 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Cabbage-stem flea beetle?

60-90 Tage

Was frisst Cabbage-stem flea beetle?

These tiny plant-eaters love to munch on the leaves and stems of cabbage and related plants.

Wo findet man Cabbage-stem flea beetle normalerweise?

Gardens

Wie jagt Cabbage-stem flea beetle?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Cabbage-stem flea beetle?

6

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