Cephaloleia histrionica
| Cephaloleia histrionica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. histrionica
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia histrionica Baly, 1885
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Cephaloleia histrionica is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.4–5.9 mm. The head, antennae and scutellum are black and the pronotum is yellow with a large black basal trapezoidal macula. The elytron is yellowish with a reddish humerus and black sutural and lateral vittae.
Biology
Recorded host plants are Pitcairnia arcuata, Calathea lutea, Heliconia imbricata, Heliconia latispatha and Costus species.[2]
References
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ Staines, Charles L.; García-Robledo, Carlos (22 August 2014). "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)". ZooKeys. 436. Pensoft: 1–355. Retrieved September 4, 2025.