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Species |
Lundy cabbage flea beetle
- Psylliodes lvridpennis, beetle |
| Habitat |
SEA CLIFF AND SLOPE |
| Background
and status |
This flea beetle is only
found on Lundy Island where its survival depends on the fortunes of its
host plant, the Lundy cabbage. Both the flea beetle and the host plant are
endemic to the UK. |
| Main
Threats |
The main threat is loss of
habitat/host plant due to invasive bracken and rhododendron on the island.
The food plant is also threatened by grazing goats, sheep and rabbits. |
| Conservation
and targets |
see Lundy cabbage |