Charistena ruficollis
| Charistena ruficollis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Charistena |
| Species: | C. ruficollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Charistena ruficollis (Fabricius, 1801)
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Charistena ruficollis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.
Biology
They have been recorded feeding on Zea mays, Glycine max, Paspalum conjugatum and Coffea species.[1]
References
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.