Cephaloleia kuprewiczae
| Cephaloleia kuprewiczae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. kuprewiczae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia kuprewiczae Garcia-Robledo & Staines, 2015[1]
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Cephaloleia kuprewiczae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica. The habitat consists of tropical premontane and montane forests.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5-5.7 mm. The head, antennae and scutellum are brownish-black, while the pronotum is brownish-black with yellow lateral margins. The elytron is yellow with brownish-black sutural and subhumeral vittae.
Biology
The recorded host plants are Pitcairnia arcuata and Pitcairnia brittoniana.
Etymology
The species is named for Erin K. Kuprewicz, who discovered the species and its interaction with Pitcairnia (Bromeliaceae) host plants.[2]
References
- ^ Cephaloleia kuprewiczae at GBIF
- ^ Staines, Charles L.; García-Robledo, Carlos; Kress, W.J.E. (26 January 2015). "A new species of bromeliad-feeding Cephaloleia Chevrolat (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) from Costa Rica: evidence from DNA barcodes, larval and adult morphology and insect diets". ZooKeys. 477. Pensoft: 143–155. Retrieved September 7, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.