Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Turnip flea beetle

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Phyllotreta undulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Turnip flea beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Aegilops	Phyllotreta
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Phyllotreta undulata

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Turnip flea beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Turnip flea beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Turnip flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium