Epitrix cucumeris

TaxID: 1191538

Basic Information

Epitrix cucumeris

Potato Flea Beetle

Epitrix cucumeris, the potato flea beetle, is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is a major pest of potatoes in North America.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Chrysomelidae

Epitrix

cucumeris

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Epitrix cucumeris
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(c) Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)@BY-NC
Epitrix cucumeris
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(c) Julian Fuchs@BY-NC
Epitrix cucumeris
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(c) unknown@CC0
Epitrix cucumeris
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(c) Ryan Whyte@BY-NC
Epitrix cucumeris
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(c) Julian Fuchs@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (23 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Atropa belladonna Host
Capsicum annuum Host
Datura stramonium Host
Nicotiana tabacum Host
Petunia Host
Petunia axillaris Host
Petunia x hybrida Host
Physalis angulata Host
Physalis longifolia Host
Physalis peruviana Host
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Quarantine Status (46 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Armenia Absent —
Austria Emergency measures 2012
Azerbaijan A1 list 2024
Belgium Emergency measures 2012
Bulgaria Emergency measures 2012
Bahrain Quarantine pests 2003
Belarus Absent —
Chile A1 list 2019
Cyprus Emergency measures 2012
Czechia Emergency measures 2012
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Distribution (30 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

16
Present
13
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Austria Absent —
Belgium Absent —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Canada Present
Switzerland Absent —
Colombia Present —
Costa Rica Present —
Denmark Absent —
Dominican Republic Present —
Ecuador Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature