Brachycoryna hardyi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Brachycoryna |
Species: | B. hardyi |
Binomial name | |
Brachycoryna hardyi (Crotch, 1874) | |
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Brachycoryna hardyi 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 Canada (Alberta, British Columbia), the United States (Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington) and Mexico (Baja California).
Adults reach a length of about 2.5-3.7 mm. They have a black head and the pronotum is reddish-yellow sometimes with dark markings. The elytron is either reddish-yellow with dark markings or black with reddish markings. [4]
This species has been found feeding on Ceanothus lucodermis , Ceanothus sanguineus and Ceanothus velutinus . [5]