Microrhopala floridana

Microrhopala floridana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Microrhopala
Species:	M. floridana
Binomial name
Microrhopala floridana Schwarz, 1878

Microrhopala floridana 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 Alabama, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.4-4.5 mm (males) and 3.8-4.9 mm (females). Adults are black or sometimes metallic blue. ^[4]

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Pityopsis graminifolia . Furthermore, adults have been collected on Lupinus diffusus . ^[5]

References

1. "Microrhopala floridana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Microrhopala floridana". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Microrhopala floridana species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. Clark, Shawn M. (1983). "A revision of the genus Microrhopala Microrhopala (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in America north of Mexico". Great Basin Naturalist. 43 (4).
5. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

Further reading

• Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN   978-83-909804-4-7.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-26091-7.