Calyptocephala marginipennis

Calyptocephala marginipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Calyptocephala
Species:
C. marginipennis
Binomial name
Calyptocephala marginipennis
Boheman, 1850

Calyptocephala marginipennis is a species of tortoise beetles in the genus Calyptocephala.[1]

Distribution

This species can be found in Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in Mexico,[2] but is also found in French Guiana, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Chamaedorea tepejilote, Bactris gasipaes and Elaeis guineensis.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Calyptocephala marginipennis Boheman, 1850". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 Jan 2021.
  2. ^ Oyama, Ken; Dirzo, Rodolfo (Jan 1994). "Population structure of a Monophagous Chrysomelid beetle in a Mexican lowland rain forest" (PDF). Stanford. Retrieved 18 Jan 2021.
  3. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Spilophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.