Microrhopala rubrolineata
| Microrhopala rubrolineata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Microrhopala |
| Species: | M. rubrolineata
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| Binomial name | |
| Microrhopala rubrolineata (Mannerheim, 1843)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Microrhopala rubrolineata is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from the United States (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas) and Mexico (Baja California, Sonora, Durango).[4]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.7-5.3 mm. Adults are black, often with a metallic blue or purple sheen and often with orange markings on the pronotum and/or elytron.
Biology
Like other Microrhopala species, they prefer plants with composite flowers, especially the goldenrods and daisy-sunflower types.[5]
Subspecies
These four subspecies belong to the species Microrhopala rubrolineata:
- Microrhopala rubrolineata militaris Van Dyke, 1925 (California to Texas)
- Microrhopala rubrolineata rubrolineata (southern California and Arizona to Sonora and Durango)
- Microrhopala rubrolineata signaticollis J. L. LeConte, 1859 (California to Baja California)
- Microrhopala rubrolineata vulnerata Horn, 1883 (Arizona to New Mexico)
References
- ^ a b "Microrhopala rubrolineata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Microrhopala rubrolineata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Microrhopala rubrolineata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ Clark, Shawn M. (1983). "A Revision of the Genus Microrhopala (coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in America North of Mexico". The Great Basin Naturalist. 43 (4): 597–618. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.4488. ISSN 0017-3614. JSTOR 41712020.