Coraia subcyanescens
| Coraia subcyanescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Coraia |
| Species: | C. subcyanescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Coraia subcyanescens (Schaffer, 1906)[1]
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Coraia subcyanescens, the coastal coyotillo leaf beetle, is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found from southern Texas in the United States to northeastern Mexico. It inhabits coastal areas.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10 mm.
Biology
It has been recorded feeding on Karwinskia humboldtiana.[3]
References
- ^ Part of this text is from “New World genera of Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 (tribes Galerucini Latreille, 1802, Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875, and Luperini Gistel, 1848): an annotated list and identification key (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)” by Keezhpattillam Viswajyothi, Shwan M. Clark. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ Bug with Mike