Cephaloleia placida

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Cephaloleia placida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. placida
Binomial name
Cephaloleia placida
Baly, 1885
Synonyms
  • Cephaloleia placida variicornisWeise, 1910

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.1–7.1 mm. Adults are reddish-brown, with the eyes and antennae (except antennomeres 1–2) darker.

Biology

Adults have been collected on Heliconia and Renealmia species (including Renealmia alpinia and Renealmia cernua ), as well as on Alpinia purpurata and Hedychium coronarium . [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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