Coleothorpa dominicana

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Coleothorpa dominicana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Coleothorpa
Species:
C. dominicana
Binomial name
Coleothorpa dominicana
(Fabricius, 1801)

Coleothorpa dominicana is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. [1] [5] These case-bearing leaf beetles lay eggs and the female beetle constructs a funnel structure that helps protect the eggs. The larvae lasts for 5 to 8 months and it takes about one year to fully develop the beetles to adulthood.

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Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Coleothorpa dominicana:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

Slosser, JE. Biology of Coleothorpa Dominicana Franciscana (Leconte). Vol. 28, Southwestern Entomologist, 2003.

  1. 1 2 3 "Coleothorpa dominicana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. 1 2 "Coleothorpa dominicana species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. 1 2 "Coleothorpa dominicana". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. 1 2 "Coleothorpa dominicana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  5. "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

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