Aphthona euphorbiae

Aphthona euphorbiae is a root-feeding flea beetle. It is widely distributed throughout Europe, North Africa, the Caucasus, Near East, Asia Minor, the southern part of West and Mid Siberia and Kazakhstan.^[1] In Latvia it has been reported as a pest of flax Linum.^[2]

Aphthona euphorbiae
Aphthona euphorbiae 1.5–2 mm
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Aphthona
Species:	A. euphorbiae
Binomial name
Aphthona euphorbiae (Schrank, 1781)