Cephaloleia apicata

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Cephaloleia apicata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. apicata
Binomial name
Cephaloleia apicata
Uhmann, 1930

Cephaloleia apicata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. [1]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.4–10 mm. Adults are hirsute, with the head and most of elytron black. Antennomeres 1–8 are black, while 9–11 may be yellow, black or with the apex of 11 yellow. The pronotum (some specimens with a broad black medial longitudinal vitta) and lateral margin of the elytron are yellow.

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Heliconia species. [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.
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