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Buttonwood flea beetle

Chaetocnema brunnescens Horn, 1889

Status not recordedbeetles

The buttonwood flea beetle (Chaetocnema brunnescens) is a species in the family Chrysomelidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the buttonwood flea beetle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the buttonwood flea beetle live?

Not recorded

Is the buttonwood flea beetle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the buttonwood flea beetle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyChrysomelidae
  6. genusChaetocnema
  7. SpeciesChaetocnema brunnescens Horn, 1889

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the buttonwood flea beetle

Other species in the same genus Chaetocnema.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the buttonwood flea beetle?

The buttonwood flea beetle (Chaetocnema brunnescens) belongs to the family Chrysomelidae in the order Coleoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Buttonwood flea beetle (Chaetocnema brunnescens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/buttonwood-flea-beetle

MLA

“Buttonwood flea beetle (Chaetocnema brunnescens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/buttonwood-flea-beetle.

BibTeX
@misc{buttonwood_flea_beetle_2026,
  title = {Buttonwood flea beetle (Chaetocnema brunnescens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/buttonwood-flea-beetle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}