Baliosus nervosus

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Baliosus nervosus
Basswood Leaf Miner - Baliosus nervosus, Green Ridge State Forest, Flintstone, Maryland.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Baliosus
Species:
B. nervosus
Binomial name
Baliosus nervosus
(Panzer, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Hispa nervosusPanzer, 1794
  • Hispa marginataSay, 1824
  • Hispa pallipesGermar, 1824
  • Hispa quadratusFabricius, 1801
  • Hispa rubraWeber, 1801
  • Hispa quercifoliaeHarris, 1835

Baliosus nervosus, the basswood leaf miner, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] Its typical host is basswood, and adults skeletonize the surface of leaves. [4] Larvae have been known to create leaf mines on soybean leaves. [5]

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Basswood leaf miner, Baliosus nervosus

References

  1. "Baliosus nervosus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Archived from the original on 2021-12-18. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Baliosus nervosus". GBIF. Archived from the original on 2024-04-28. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Basswood Leafminer Damage Becoming Evident". BYGL. 2018-08-07. Archived from the original on 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  4. Buntin, G. D.; Pedigo, L. P. (1982-12-01). "Foliage Consumption and Damage Potential of Odontota horni and Baliosus nervosus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Soybean1". Journal of Economic Entomology. 75 (6). Oxford University Press (OUP): 1034–1037. doi:10.1093/jee/75.6.1034. ISSN   1938-291X.

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