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Striped flea beetle

Phyllotreta striolata (Fabricius, 1801)

Status not recordedbeetles

The striped flea beetle (Phyllotreta striolata) is a species in the family Chrysomelidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 1.9 mm in length.

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Quick facts about the striped flea beetle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.9 mmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the striped flea beetle?

STRIPED FLEA BEETLE · LENGTH 1.9 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.9 mm, the recorded maximum length of the striped flea beetle is about 0.1% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the striped flea beetle live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the striped flea beetle as introduced in 1 country.

  1. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the striped 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 striped flea beetle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyChrysomelidae
  6. genusPhyllotreta
  7. SpeciesPhyllotreta striolata (Fabricius, 1801)

Synonyms Aphthona strigula, Crioceris striolata, Crioceris striolata, Crioceris vittata, Haltica sinuata, Phyllotetra vittata, Phyllotreta discedens, Phyllotreta sinuata, Phyllotreta vittata

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Gestreifter BlattflohGerman
  • mutkajuovakirppaFinnish
  • Altise rayée du navetFrench
  • キスジノミハムシJapanese
  • 벼룩잎벌레Korean
  • Paprastoji kopūstinukėLithuanian
  • krokstripet nepejordloppeNorwegian Bokmål
  • Выемчатая полосатая блошкаRussian
  • krokrandig jordloppaSwedish
  • ด้วงหมัดผักกาดThai
  • 黃曲條菜跳甲Chinese
  • 黃條葉蚤Chinese

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Relatives of the striped flea beetle

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the striped flea beetle?

An adult striped flea beetle measures 1.9 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the striped flea beetle an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the striped flea beetle as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the striped flea beetle?

The striped flea beetle (Phyllotreta striolata) belongs to the family Chrysomelidae in the order Coleoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Striped flea beetle (Phyllotreta striolata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/striped-flea-beetle

MLA

“Striped flea beetle (Phyllotreta striolata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/striped-flea-beetle.

BibTeX
@misc{striped_flea_beetle_2026,
  title = {Striped flea beetle (Phyllotreta striolata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/striped-flea-beetle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}