| Cephaloleia stevensi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. stevensi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia stevensi Baly, 1885 | |
Cephaloleia stevensi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. [1]
Adults reach a length of about 3.4–3.8 mm. The head and legs are reddish-brown. Antennomeres 1–2 are reddish-brown, while the rest is darker. The pronotum is yellow with variable black markings and the elytron is yellow with variable black oblong markings.
Adults have been collected on the leaves of Heliconia species, as well as on Calathea micans , Cephaloleia inocephala , Cephaloleia latifolia , Pleiostachya pruinosa , Calathea venusta and Tradescantia zanonia . [2]
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