Odontota scapularis

Odontota scapularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Odontota
Species:
O. scapularis
Binomial name
Odontota scapularis
(Olivier, 1808)
Synonyms
  • Hispa scapularis Olivier, 1808
  • Hispa lateralis Say, 1823

Odontota scapularis, the orange-shouldered leaf miner, 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 (Ontario), United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin).

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Apios americana.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Odontota scapularis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Odontota scapularis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

Further reading

  • Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.
  • Media related to Odontota scapularis at Wikimedia Commons
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