Cephaloleia bella

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Cephaloleia bella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. bella
Binomial name
Cephaloleia bella
Baly, 1885

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.6–8.1 mm. The head, antennae and scutellum are black, while the pronotum is yellow with a black medial macula on the anterior and basal margins. The elytron is black with a yellow vitta.

Biology

The foodplant is unknown, but adults have been collected on Heliconia imbricata . [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.