Neocrepidodera ferruginea

Description

2.6 - 4mm long. Reddish in colour. All species in the genus have a pronotum with a basal transverse impression. The elytral punctuation is is neat, straight lines.

Similar Species

N. transversa, N. impressa

N. transversa has elytral punctures in ragged lines (compared with the neat, straight lines of ferruginea).

Identification difficulty
ID checklist (your specimen should have all of these features)
  • 2.6-4mm
  • Pronotum with a basal pronotal impression
  • Pronotum with punctures in the basal transverse impression extending to the basal margin. 
  • Elytral puncture in neat, straight rows
Habitat

Polyphagous, feeding on a variety of plant families.

UK Status

Widespread in Britain

VC55 Status

Relatively common.

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Species profile

Common names
Wheat Flea Beetle
Species group:
Beetles
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Records on NatureSpot:
1
First record:
09/06/2024 (Poole, Adam)
Last record:
09/06/2024 (Poole, Adam)

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