Cephaloleia mauliki
| Cephaloleia mauliki | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. mauliki
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia mauliki Uhmann, 1930
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Cephaloleia mauliki is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8–8.4 mm. Adults are dark reddish brown, with antennomeres 1–5 and the eyes black.
Biology
The recorded food plants are Heliconia species, Calathea insignis, Renealmia alpinia and Zingiber spectabile.[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. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.