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Phaedon cochleariae - Feeding damage Feeding damage on Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana), caused by the larvae of Phaedon cochleariae<br />
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<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106885/phaedon_cochleariae.html" title="Phaedon cochleariae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/106885_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=HmYrkHXcX6ZQaM8g4a8BEJF0bFI%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Phaedon cochleariae In 2019 I went back to a location where I had found https://www.jungledragon.com/tag/72311/phyllotreta_armoraciae.html on horseradish in previous years, to prove the presence of that rare species. Every time I had observed the Phyllotreta, some Phaedon sp. had also always been present but my old images where not good enough for ID. As expected these where present in 2019 as well and the plants were even teeming with larvae, so I took some of these home to confirm that they indeed belonged to the Phaedon cochleariae present on the plants.<br />
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https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106891/phaedon_cochleariae_-_feeding_damage.html Chrysomelidae,Chrysomelinae,Geotagged,Horseradish,Netherlands,Phaedon,Phaedon cochleariae,nl: Waterkershaantje" /></a></figure> Armoracia rusticana,Chrysomelidae,Chrysomelinae,Horseradish,Phaedon,Phaedon cochleariae,feeding damage,nl: Mierik,nl: Waterkershaantje Click/tap to enlarge

Phaedon cochleariae - Feeding damage

Feeding damage on Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana), caused by the larvae of Phaedon cochleariae
See with this image:

Phaedon cochleariae In 2019 I went back to a location where I had found https://www.jungledragon.com/tag/72311/phyllotreta_armoraciae.html on horseradish in previous years, to prove the presence of that rare species. Every time I had observed the Phyllotreta, some Phaedon sp. had also always been present but my old images where not good enough for ID. As expected these where present in 2019 as well and the plants were even teeming with larvae, so I took some of these home to confirm that they indeed belonged to the Phaedon cochleariae present on the plants.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106886/phaedon_cochleariae_-_larva.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106890/phaedon_cochleariae_-_larva.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106888/phaedon_cochleariae_-_larva.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106887/phaedon_cochleariae_-_larvae.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106889/phaedon_cochleariae_-_larvae.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106891/phaedon_cochleariae_-_feeding_damage.html Chrysomelidae,Chrysomelinae,Geotagged,Horseradish,Netherlands,Phaedon,Phaedon cochleariae,nl: Waterkershaantje

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''Phaedon cochleariae '' is a species of leaf beetle native to Europe.

Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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By Pudding4brains

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Uploaded Jan 6, 2021.