Chalepus bicolor

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Chalepus bicolor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Chalepus
Species:
C. bicolor
Binomial name
Chalepus bicolor
(Olivier, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Hispa bicolorOlivier, 1792
  • Chalepus rufogasterThunberg, 1805
  • Odontota rufiventrisSuffrian, 1868

Chalepus bicolor is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America, [1] [2] [3] where it has been recorded from Canada (Ontario) and the United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia).

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.3‒7.6 mm. They have a red pronotum, while the elytron is dark. [3]

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Dichanthelium clandestinum , Dichanthelium nitidum , Panicum microcarpon and Panicum oligosanthes . [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Chalepus bicolor Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Chalepus bicolor". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

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