Brachycoryna hardyi

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Brachycoryna hardyi
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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)
Synonyms
  • Odontota hardyiCrotch, 1874
  • Microrhopala melsheimeriCrotch, Gemminger & Harold, 1876
  • Brachycoryna horniWeise, 1905
  • Brachycoryna confusaHatch, 1971

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).

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Description

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]

Biology

This species has been found feeding on Ceanothus lucodermis , Ceanothus sanguineus and Ceanothus velutinus . [5]

References

  1. "Brachycoryna hardyi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Brachycoryna hardyi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. Staines, C. L. Jr. (1986). "A Revision of the genus Brachycoryna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae)". Insecta Mundi. 1 (4): 231–241. ISSN   0749-6737.
  4. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

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