| Cephaloleia instabilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. instabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia instabilis Baly, 1885 | |
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Cephaloleia instabilis is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico and Panama. [1]
Adults reach a length of about 6.88–8.32 mm. The head, antennae and scutellum are black and the pronotum is reddish-brown with variable black markings. The elytron varies from totally reddish-brown, to variable black markings to totally black.
Recorded host plants are Heliconia latispatha , Heliconia difficilis , Heliconia imbricata , Heliconia wagneriana , Calathea latifolia , Heliconia catheta , Heliconia mariae , Heliconia rostrata , Musa velutina , Calathea crotalifera and Heliconia wilsonii . [2]