Calyptocephala marginipennis

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Calyptocephala marginipennis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Calyptocephala
Species:
C. marginipennis
Binomial name
Calyptocephala marginipennis
Boheman, 1850

Calyptocephala marginipennis is a species of tortoise beetles in the genus Calyptocephala. [1]

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Distribution

This species can be found in Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in Mexico, [2] but is also found in French Guiana, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Chamaedorea tepejilote , Bactris gasipaes and Elaeis guineensis . [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Calyptocephala marginipennis Boheman, 1850". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 Jan 2021.
  2. ↑ Oyama, Ken; Dirzo, Rodolfo (Jan 1994). "Population structure of a Monophagous Chrysomelid beetle in a Mexican lowland rain forest" (PDF). Stanford. Retrieved 18 Jan 2021.
  3. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Spilophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.


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