Cephaloleia erichsonii

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Cephaloleia erichsonii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. erichsonii
Binomial name
Cephaloleia erichsonii
Baly, 1858

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.7–8 mm. Adults are reddish-brown, with dark eyes. Antennomeres 1 or 1–2 are yellow and 3–11 are darker.

Biology

Adults have been collected on Calathea gymnocarpa , Cephaloleia inocephala , Cephaloleia leucostachys , Heliconia species, Cephaloleia insignis , Cephaloleia latifolia , Cephaloleia lutea , Heliconia catheta , Heliconia latispatha , Heliconia mariae , Heliconia vaginalis , Heliconia wagneriana , Cephaloleia cleistantha , Cephaloleia crotalifera , Cephaloleia lutea , Cephaloleia marantifolia and Heliconia stricta . [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.