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#3304 · 🪲 beetles

Iris Flea Beetle

🇳🇱 Lisaardvlo ·Aphthona nonstriata

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands
Iris Flea Beetle, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © David Howdon · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Apthona nonstriata , commonly known as the iris flea beetle , is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Europe.

base stats

  • NL sightings 68iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 1,850iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • Spotted 68 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 1,850 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

English
Iris Flea Beetle
Nederlands
Lisaardvlo
scientific name
Aphthona nonstriata
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Chrysomelidae
sightings in NL
68
sightings in Europe
469
sightings worldwide
1,850
GBIF records in NL
1,379
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—

relatives· Chrysomelidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 543720, Wikidata Q1765063, GBIF 4462568, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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