Anisostena californica

Anisostena californica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Anisostena
Species:	A. californica
Binomial name
Anisostena californica Van Dyke, 1925

Anisostena californica is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America, ^{[1] [2] [3]} where it has been recorded from British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota and Washington.

Biology

Adults have been collected on reedy grass and grass, but the foodplant is not certain. ^[4]

References

1. "Anisostena californica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Anisostena californica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Anisostena californica species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

Further reading

• Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN   978-83-909804-4-7.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-26091-7.