Cephaloleia perplexa
| Cephaloleia perplexa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. perplexa
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia perplexa Baly, 1885
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Cephaloleia perplexa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.1–6.3 mm. Adults are reddish-brown, while the eyes and antennae are darker.
Biology
The recorded host plants are Heliconia bourgaeana, Heliconia lathispatha, Cephaloleia inocephala, Cephaloleia lutea, Cephaloleia similis, Calathea species, Cephaloleia foliosa, Cephaloleia guzmanioides, Cephaloleia leucostachys, Cephaloleia marantifolia and Pleiostachya leiostachya.[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.