Cephaloleia amazona

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Cephaloleia amazona
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. amazona
Binomial name
Cephaloleia amazona
Baly, 1869

Cephaloleia amazona is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Minas Gerais, Santa Catharina) and Peru. [1]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.6–6.8 mm. They have a black elytron, yellowish abdomen and reddish-yellow head, antennae, pronotum and scutellum.

Biology

The hostplant is unknown, but adults have been collected on Heliconia velutina . [2]

References

  1. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  2. Staines, Charles L.; García-Robledo, Carlos (22 August 2014). "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)". ZooKeys. 436. Pensoft: 1–355. Retrieved September 4, 2025.