Colaspis hesperia

Colaspis hesperia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Colaspis
Species:	C. hesperia
Binomial name
Colaspis hesperia Blake, 1974 [1]

Colaspis hesperia is a species of leaf beetle from North America. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} Its range spans from Arizona to Texas and south to Mexico. The specific name, hesperia, is derived from the Greek for "western". ^[5] It is closely related to Colaspis brunnea . ^[1]

References

1. Blake, D. H. (1974). "The costate species of Colaspis in the United States (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (181): 1–24. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.181.
2. "Colaspis hesperia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
3. "Colaspis hesperia species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
4. "Colaspis hesperia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
5. "Colaspis hesperia Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-26091-7.