Brachycoryna melsheimeri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Brachycoryna |
Species: | B. melsheimeri |
Binomial name | |
Brachycoryna melsheimeri (Crotch, 1873) | |
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Brachycoryna melsheimeri is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It can be found in North America, [1] [2] [3] where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Adults reach a length of about 2.5-3.3 mm. They have a black head and the pronotum is reddish-yellow or yellowish-red usually with black markings. The elytron is reddish-yellow with black markings. [4]
The foodplant is unknown, but adults have been collected on Erigeron species. [5]