Acanthoscelides alboscutellatus

Acanthoscelides alboscutellatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Bruchinae
Tribe: Bruchini
Genus: Acanthoscelides
Species:
A. alboscutellatus
Binomial name
Acanthoscelides alboscutellatus
(Horn, 1873)

Acanthoscelides alboscutellatus is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]

Acanthoscelides alboscutellatus hide in fruit over the winter. Adult beetles tend to have a lower survival rate during the end of hibernation if the fruit they are taking cover in does not open due to them not being able to leave it. [4]

References

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Further reading

  • Riley, Ed; Clark, S.; Seeno, T. (2003). Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico. Coleopterists Society. ISBN 9780972608718.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.