Brachycoryna dolorosa

Brachycoryna dolorosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Brachycoryna
Species:
B. dolorosa
Binomial name
Brachycoryna dolorosa
Van Dyke, 1925

Brachycoryna dolorosa 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 California, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Washington.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.1-3.1 mm. They have a black head and both the pronotum and elytron are shiny black, reddish-brown or yellow.[4]

Biology

The foodplant is unknown, but adults have been collected on Media elegans, Media sativa, Holocarpha heermannii, Hemizona species and Ceanothus cuneatus.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Brachycoryna dolorosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Brachycoryna dolorosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ Staines, C. L. Jr. (1986). "A Revision of the genus Brachycoryna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae)". Insecta Mundi. 1 (4): 231–241. ISSN 0749-6737.
  4. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

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