Turnip flea beetle
Phyllotreta nemorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedbeetles
The turnip flea beetle (Phyllotreta nemorum) is a species in the family Chrysomelidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 2.75 mm in length.
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Quick facts about the turnip flea beetle
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 2.75 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 turnip flea beetle?
Where does the turnip flea beetle live?
Not recorded
Is the turnip 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 turnip flea beetle classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- familyChrysomelidae
- genusPhyllotreta
- SpeciesPhyllotreta nemorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Chrysomela nemorum
Other names and names in other languages (23)
- Large striped flea beetleEnglish
- dřepčík hajníCzech
- SkovjordloppeDanish
- Gulstribet jordloppeDanish
- Stor gulstribet jordloppeDanish
- Tostribet jordloppeDanish
- Tvestribet jordloppeDanish
- Gelbstreifiger KohlerdflohGerman
- tasajuovakirppaFinnish
- Altise du chouFrench
- 등줄벼룩잎벌레Korean
- Šviesiakojė kopūstinukėLithuanian
- rettstripet nepejordloppeNorwegian Bokmål
- BosaardvloDutch
- Geelgestreepte aardvloDutch
- GeelstreepbladkeverDutch
- Grote gestreepte aardvloDutch
- Grote gestreepte koolaardvloDutch
- Kleine koolaardvloDutch
- Блошка земляная светлоногаяRussian
- skočka kapustováSlovak
- randig jordloppaSwedish
- gulrandig jordloppaSwedish
Relatives of the turnip flea beetle
Other species in the same genus Phyllotreta.
Small turnip flea beetle
Phyllotreta undulata
Striped flea beetle
Phyllotreta striolata
Horseradish flea beetle
Phyllotreta armoraciae
Barley flea beetle
Phyllotreta vittula
Zimmerman's flea beetle
Phyllotreta zimmermanni
Bronzy brassica flea beetle
Phyllotreta aeneicollis
CompareTurnip flea beetle vs Small turnip flea beetleTurnip flea beetle vs Striped flea beetleTurnip flea beetle vs Horseradish flea beetleTurnip flea beetle vs Barley flea beetle
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the turnip flea beetle?
An adult turnip flea beetle measures 2.75 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the turnip flea beetle?
The turnip flea beetle (Phyllotreta nemorum) belongs to the family Chrysomelidae in the order Coleoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844
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