| Cephaloleia orchideivora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. orchideivora |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia orchideivora Sekerka, Windsor & Staines, 2013 | |
Cephaloleia orchideivora is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Panama. [1]
Adults reach a length of about 5.5–6.9 mm. The head is metallic olive-green with bluish-violet reflection and the antennae (except for the basal antennomere which is rust-colored) are black. The pronotum is yellow (in dry specimens) to pink (in live specimens) with a medial black triangular marking from the base to the apex. The elytron is brownish or yellow with a broad olive-green marking from the base to the apex. The legs are black on the upper surface and yellowish on the lower surface.
The recorded host plants for this species are Elleanthus species, Epidendrum werklei , Oerstedella exasperata and Oerstedella wallisii . [2]
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