Turnip Flea Beetle vs Alpine Dung Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Turnip Flea Beetle Alpine Dung Beetle
Scientific Name Phyllotreta nemorum Geotrupes alpinus
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Chrysomelidae Geotrupidae
Size 3-4 mm 12-18 mm
Habitat Farmland Grasslands
Diet Seed Feeders Dung Feeders
Regions Europe Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Turnip Flea Beetle

A small, shiny black beetle with a broad yellow longitudinal stripe on each elytron. It is a significant pest of turnips, swedes, and oilseed rape in Europe.

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Did You Know?

Spring populations can reach such high densities that entire fields of brassica seedlings can be destroyed within days of germination.

Alpine Dung Beetle

A sturdy, dark dung beetle of high-altitude pastures grazed by livestock. It buries dung underground where its larvae develop.

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Did You Know?

A single pair can bury a dung ball several times their own body weight in one night.