Cephaloleia gratiosa

Cephaloleia gratiosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Cephaloleia
Species:	C. gratiosa
Binomial name
Cephaloleia gratiosa Baly, 1858
Synonyms
Cephaloleia gratiosa nigripennisWeise, 1905 Cephaloleia unicolorWeise, 1905 Cephalolia beckeriWeise, 1905

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.1–10.3 mm. Adults are variable in colour, sometimes reddish-brown with black eyes and black central maculae on the apical half of the elytron or with a black head, antennae and elytra, and a reddish brown pronotum, er even totally reddish brown.

Biology

Adults have been collected off flowers of Heliconia bourgaeana . ^[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.