Anisostena nigrita
| Anisostena nigrita | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Anisostena |
| Species: | A. nigrita
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| Binomial name | |
| Anisostena nigrita (Olivier, 1808)
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Anisostena nigrita, the black tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec) and the United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming).
Biology
This species has been found feeding on Andropogon species and Schizachryium scoparium.[4]
References
- ^ "Anisostena nigrita Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Anisostena nigrita". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Anisostena nigrita species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.