Colaspis brunnea

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Colaspis brunnea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Colaspis
Species:
C. brunnea
Binomial name
Colaspis brunnea
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Colaspis flavida(Say, 1824)
  • Eumolpus flavidus Say, 1824
  • Galleruca brunnea Fabricius, 1798

Colaspis brunnea, the grape colaspis, is a species of leaf beetle from North America. [1] [2] [3] It mainly occurs in the eastern United States. It is a pest of crop such as corn and soybeans, but damage by it has not been documented as economically significant. It is univoltine, and overwinters in the soil as larvae. [4]

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The adults are brown-colored (brunnea is Latin for brown) and are around 5 mm in length. The elytra have a series of parallel rows of "puncture" marks. The larvae are scarabaeiform grub with white-grey bodies and orange head capsules, and are between 5 and 6.5 mm long at the 10th instar.

References

  1. "Colaspis brunnea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. "Colaspis brunnea". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. "Colaspis brunnea Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. Montgomery, Matt (2003). "Grape Colaspis: Some Background". The Bulletin: Pest Management and Crop Development Information for Illinois (11): 110–111. Archived from the original on 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2018-12-28.

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