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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

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Location List Coleoptera Germany Upper Franconia without Staphylinidae  (Google Drive)

Locality List Chrysomelidae Palaearctic Region  (Google Drive)