Coptocycla texana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Coptocycla |
Species: | C. texana |
Binomial name | |
Coptocycla texana (Schaeffer, 1933) | |
Coptocycla texana, the anacua tortoise beetle, is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [5] [6]
This monophagous beetle feeds entirely on the leaves of the anacua ( Ehretia anacua ). [7]
Cassida is a large Old World genus of tortoise beetles in the subfamily Cassidinae. Several species of Cassida are important agricultural pests, in particular C. vittata and C. nebulosa on sugar beet and spinach. The thistle tortoise beetle has been used as a biological control agent against Canada thistle.
Brachycoryna is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are seven described species in Brachycoryna.
Jonthonota nigripes, the blacklegged tortoise beetle, is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Anisostena is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least 30 described species in Anisostena.
Fidia texana is a species of leaf beetle that is found in North America. It occurs in central and east-central Texas, and is associated with plants in the grape family (Vitaceae). Fidia texana was first described as a variety of Fidia viticida by the American entomologist Charles Frederic August Schaeffer in 1933. It is now considered to be a separate species.
Deloyala barberi is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Erepsocassis is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There is at least one described species in Erepsocassis, E. rubella.
Cassida azurea is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia. Has been introduced in North America to control the invasive plant Silene vulgaris.
Microctenochira bonvouloiri is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Charidotella is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least 100 described species in Charidotella.
Cassida relicta is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Charidotella emarginata is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Chrysomela texana, the red-headed willow leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Charidotella succinea is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Leptinotarsa texana, the Texas potato beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Africa, Central America, and North America.
Physonota arizonae, known generally as the Arizona tortoise beetle or canyon ragweed tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Anisostena texana is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Physonota unipunctata, known generally as horsemint tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. Other common names include the beebalm tortoise beetle, bergamot tortoise beetle, and one-spotted tortoise beetle. It is found in North America.
Physonota alutacea, the wild olive tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.
Gratiana is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about seven described species in Gratiana.
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