Species Account for Podagrica fuscipes
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Podagrica fuscipes (Fabricius, 1775)
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; VC18 1970-on record/s.
Species text
Podagrica fuscipes is a small red and black flea beetle feeding on species of Malvaceae. The larvae probably develop at the roots of the host plant. It was formerly widespread in southern England, but is thought to be declining with recent records from a very small number of counties. References
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