Cephaloleia heliconiae
| Cephaloleia heliconiae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. heliconiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia heliconiae Uhmann, 1930
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Cephaloleia heliconiae is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.1–9 mm. Adults are yellowish-brown, while the eyes are dark and antennomeres 1, 2, 11 are yellowish and 3–10 are dark. The elytron has black sutural and lateral vittae and two black maculae after the middle and the pronotum sometimes has a black longitudinal medial vitta.
Biology
Adults have been collected in young rolled leaves of Heliconia species, Calathea insignis, Cephaloleia crotalifera and Cephaloleia lutea.[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.