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| Altica chalybea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Altica |
| Species: | A. chalybea
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| Binomial name | |
| Altica chalybea Illiger, 1807
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Altica chalybea (grape flea beetle) is a North American leaf beetle that consumes the buds of grape vines, reducing vegetative growth.[2]
Appearance
[edit]The grape flea beetle is a small bluish-green beetle. Like many Chrysomelids, it has a reflective appearance, hence its other name, the "grape steely beetle."
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Altica chalybea.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Altica chalybea Grape Flea Beetle". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ "Coleoptera - Altica chalybea - BugGuide.Net".
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