Altica cyanea is a species of flea beetle. It is a pest of millets such as sorghum in India. It is being investigated as a biological pest control of Ludwigia adscendens, a common weed in rice fields.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Altica cyanea being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Altica birmanensis
- Altica chalybea
- Altica ambiens
- Macrohaltica jamaicensis
- Macrohaltica transversa
- Fleutiauxia armata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Chrysomelidae
- Genus
- Altica
- Species
- Altica cyanea
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