Brachycoryna pumila | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Brachycoryna |
Species: | B. pumila |
Binomial name | |
Brachycoryna pumila Guérin-Méneville, 1844 |
Brachycoryna pumila is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America, [1] [2] [3] where it has been recorded from Colombia, Mexico (Baja California), the United States (Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah), Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, [[Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela.
Adults reach a length of about 2.5-3.5 mm. They have a black head, while the pronotum is brownish-yellow. The elytron is yellow with variable brown markings. [4]
They have been recorded feeding on Sida rhombifolia , Sida spinosa , Sida cordifolia , Malvastrum cormandelinua and Malvastrum americanum . [5]