Cephaloleia kuprewiczae

Cephaloleia kuprewiczae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Cephaloleia
Species:	C. kuprewiczae
Binomial name
Cephaloleia kuprewiczae Garcia-Robledo & Staines, 2015 [1]

Cephaloleia kuprewiczae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica. The habitat consists of tropical premontane and montane forests.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5-5.7 mm. The head, antennae and scutellum are brownish-black, while the pronotum is brownish-black with yellow lateral margins. The elytron is yellow with brownish-black sutural and subhumeral vittae.

Biology

The recorded host plants are Pitcairnia arcuata and Pitcairnia brittoniana .

Etymology

The species is named for Erin K. Kuprewicz, who discovered the species and its interaction with Pitcairnia (Bromeliaceae) host plants. ^[2]

References

1. Cephaloleia kuprewiczae at GBIF
2. Staines, Charles L.; García-Robledo, Carlos; Kress, W.J.E. (26 January 2015). "A new species of bromeliad-feeding Cephaloleia Chevrolat (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) from Costa Rica: evidence from DNA barcodes, larval and adult morphology and insect diets". ZooKeys. 477. Pensoft: 143–155. Retrieved September 7, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.