
Aphthona pygmaea
(Kutschera, 1861)
Family: Chrysomelidae
Size: 2.1 mm (1.6 to 2.4 mm)
Distribution: Central and Eastern Europe, Türkiye, the Middle East, Egypt, Libya
Biology: Lives primarily on spurge plants (Euphorbia)
Location: Germany, Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Bayreuth, Bindlach
leg.det. U.Schmidt, 1.V.1976
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2026
Aphthona pygmaea (big)
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Aphthona pygmaea (Wikimedia Commosn)
Location List Coleoptera Germany Upper Franconia without Staphylinidae (Google Drive)
Locality List Chrysomelidae Palaearctic Region (Google Drive)