Cephaloleia stainesi

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Cephaloleia stainesi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. stainesi
Binomial name
Cephaloleia stainesi
García-Robledo, 2014

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.7 mm. The head, pronotum, scutellum, venter and legs are yellowish. Antennomeres 1, 2, and the apical half of 11 are yellow, while 3 to 10 and the basal half of 11 are black. The elytron is black with six large, oval, pale yellowish-white maculae.

Biology

The recorded host plant is Heliconia latispatha . [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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