Cephaloleia nigropicta

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Cephaloleia nigropicta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. nigropicta
Binomial name
Cephaloleia nigropicta
Baly, 1885

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.8–6.3 mm. The head is yellow, while the antennae are black, except for antennomere 1 or 1 and 2 which are yellow. The pronotum is yellow with a black triangular macula. The elytron is yellow with black humeral maculae and a black band.

Biology

Adults have been collected on Heliconia species (including Heliconia tortuosa ), Calathea crotalifera and Pleiostachya leiostachya . [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. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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