Brachycoryna montana

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Brachycoryna montana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Brachycoryna
Species:
B. montana
Binomial name
Brachycoryna montana
(Horn, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Microrhopala montanaHorn, 1883

Brachycoryna montana is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan) and the United States (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah).

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.5-3.4 mm. They have a black head, pronotum and elytron. [1]

Biology

The foodplant is unknown, but adults have been collected on Artemisia species, including Artemisia tridentata . [2]

References

  1. ↑ Staines, C. L. Jr. (1986). "A Revision of the genus Brachycoryna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae)". Insecta Mundi. 1 (4): 231–241. ISSN   0749-6737.
  2. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
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