Calyptocephala marginipennis
| Calyptocephala marginipennis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Calyptocephala |
| Species: | C. marginipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Calyptocephala marginipennis Boheman, 1850
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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
- ^ "Calyptocephala marginipennis Boheman, 1850". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 Jan 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.