Species Account for Longitarsus ochroleucus
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Longitarsus ochroleucus (Marsham, 1802)
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae
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Taxonomic group: beetles (Coleoptera) - Available county data
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Status: NS
Essex RDB: Listed
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Essex Post-1969 record/s; VC19 pre-1970 record/s. 3rd county record Canvey 2000.
Species text
This flea beetle is widespread but very local in England and also recorded South East Scotland. Its habitat is probably grassland and disturbed ground. It has been recorded from Oxford ragwort Senecio squalidus, though probably also on other species of ragwort. At this site is found regularly in numbers in an area with abundant Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens. Disturbance, such as rotovation, on a rotational basis, is needed to maintain open conditions. References
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