Microrhopala rileyi

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Microrhopala rileyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Microrhopala
Species:
M. rileyi
Binomial name
Microrhopala rileyi
S. Clark, 1983

Microrhopala rileyi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the United States (Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma). [1]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.1-5.5 mm (males) and 5.2-5.8 mm (females). Adults are black, often with a metallic blue sheen and with orange vittae on the elytron.

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Helianthus species. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  2. ↑ Clark, Shawn M. (1983). "A revision of the genus Microrhopala Microrhopala (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in America north of Mexico". Great Basin Naturalist. 43 (4).
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