Cacoscelis nigripennis

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Cacoscelis nigripennis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Alticini
Genus: Cacoscelis
Species:
C. nigripennis
Binomial name
Cacoscelis nigripennis
Clark, 1865

Cacoscelis nigripennis is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. [1] [2]

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Description

Adults have a black body, bright red head and thorax. They are usually 10 mm long and range between 5 mm and 4 mm wide.

Host plants

They are well known for feeding on Passiflora caerulea , [3] being one of the main problems for the plant when they are in large groups.

Distribution

Cacoscelis nigripennis are native to South America. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Occurrence Detail 1807696426". www.gbif.org. GBIF . Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  2. ↑ "Ficha de Espécies - SiBBr". ferramentas.sibbr.gov.br. Government of Brazil . Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  3. 1 2 "(Cacoscelis nigripennis)". www.ecoregistros.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-13.


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