Striped Turnip Flea Beetle vs Saga Longhorn Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Striped Turnip Flea Beetle Saga Longhorn Beetle
Scientific Name Phyllotreta undulata Batocera lineolata
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Chrysomelidae Cerambycidae
Size 1.5-2.5 mm 40-55 mm
Habitat Farmland Grasslands
Diet Herbivores Wood Feeders
Regions Europe Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan
Conservation Least Concern Not Evaluated

Striped Turnip Flea Beetle

A tiny flea beetle with sinuous yellow stripes that is a significant pest of brassica seedlings. Shothole damage to leaves is characteristic. One of several damaging Phyllotreta species.

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Did You Know?

Emerging seedlings can be destroyed overnight by large numbers of these tiny beetles creating characteristic shot-holes.

Saga Longhorn Beetle

A large longhorn beetle with pale greenish-grey elytra marked with dark spots and lines. Its larvae develop in living hardwood trees over two to three years.

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Did You Know?

Adults make a squeaking sound by rubbing their thorax against their elytra when handled.