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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!

生息地: Gardens

外見

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.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaColeopteraChrysomelidaePsylliodes
Cabbage-stem flea beetle
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Cabbage-stem flea beetle

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

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!

特殊能力

能力

Spring-Loaded Jump

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

能力

Metallic Camouflage

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

能力

Hardy Larvae

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

サイズと詳細

サイズ
3-4.5 mm
寿命
60-90 日
脚の数
6

食性と食事

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

年齢による違い: Larvae tunnel within plant stems and roots, while adults chew holes in leaves.

主な食物

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

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

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.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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

よくある質問

Cabbage-stem flea beetleのサイズは何ですか?

3-4.5 mm

Cabbage-stem flea beetleの寿命は何ですか?

60-90 日

Cabbage-stem flea beetleは何を食べますか?

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

Cabbage-stem flea beetleは通常どこに生息していますか?

Gardens

Cabbage-stem flea beetleはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Cabbage-stem flea beetleの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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