Microrhopala excavata

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Microrhopala excavata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Microrhopala
Species:
M. excavata
Binomial name
Microrhopala excavata
(Olivier, 1808)
Synonyms
  • Hispa excavataOlivier, 1808
  • Hispa cyaneaSay, 1823

Microrhopala excavata 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 (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan) and the United States (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin).

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Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Doellingeria umbellata , Solidago species (including Solidago drummondii ), Helianthus annuus and Heterotheca villosa . [4]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Microrhopala excavata:

References

  1. ↑ "Microrhopala excavata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ↑ "Microrhopala excavata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  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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