Cephaloleia bifasciata

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Cephaloleia bifasciata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. bifasciata
Binomial name
Cephaloleia bifasciata
Weise, 1905

Cephaloleia bifasciata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Ecuador. [1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.8–7.2 mm. Adults are yellowish, while the head, antennae and pronotum (except for paler lateral and basal margins) are black. The elytron is yellowish with the lateral and apical margins black and a black transverse band beyond the middle. [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.