Altica lythri

Altica lythri

''Altica lythri'' is a species of flea beetle from the leaf beetle family, that is common in Asia, Europe, and North Africa, including Israel. The beetles size is 5 mm, and their colour is blue with black and green. They present an ovipositor during oviposition.
Altica lythri (flea beetle) - closeup, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands Tentative species ID, but reasonably sure. Reference: 
https://www.ahw.me/img/altica_lythri05b.html

This is the second flea beetle new to me from the same session:
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121561/sphaeroderma_rubidum_-_closeup_heeswijk-dinther_netherlands.html
From this photo, you can clearly see the well developed thighs on the hind legs, allowing them to leap away. Size reference:

https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121771/altica_lythri_flea_beetle_heeswijk-dinther_netherlands.html Altica lythri,Europe,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,World

Distribution

The species is distributed in European countries such as Finland and Ukraine, to the Asian countries of Azerbaijan, Dagestan, and Turkey.
Altica lythri (flea beetle), Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands Tentative species ID, but reasonably sure. Reference: 
https://www.ahw.me/img/altica_lythri05b.html

This is the second flea beetle new to me from the same session:
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121561/sphaeroderma_rubidum_-_closeup_heeswijk-dinther_netherlands.html
Closeup:

https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121770/altica_lythri_flea_beetle_-_closeup_heeswijk-dinther_netherlands.html Altica lythri,Europe,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,World

Food

The species hibernate in winter, and come aground during summer months, when they are hungry. They feed on leaves of willowherb, water primroses and sallows.

Predators

The species could become victims of such predators as Braconidae, Ichneumonidae, and adults of Pentatomidae, especially ''Zicrona caerulea''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusAltica
SpeciesA. lythri
Photographed in
Netherlands