Microrhopala xerene

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Microrhopala xerene
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Pair of breeding Microrhopala xerene.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Microrhopala
Species:
M. xerene
Binomial name
Microrhopala xerene
(Newman, 1838)
Synonyms
  • Hispa xereneNewman, 1838
  • Microrhopala interruptaCouper, 1865

Microrhopala xerene 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, Quebec, Saskatchewan) and the United States (Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming).

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.6-4.6 mm. Adults are black with orange to red markings on the pronotum and elytron. [4]

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Solidago canadensis , Solidago caesia , Solidago juncea , Boltonia asteroides , Seriocarpus asteroides , Aster nova-angliae , Aster patens , Aster paternus , Aster puniceus , Symphyotrichum lanceolatum , Ambrosia chamissonis , Ambrosia psilostachya , Symphyotrichum chilensis , Symphyotrichum cordifolium and Dorllingeria umbellata . [5]

References

  1. "Microrhopala xerene Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Microrhopala xerene". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. Clark, Shawn M. (1983). "A revision of the genus Microrhopala Microrhopala (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in America north of Mexico". Great Basin Naturalist. 43 (4).
  4. 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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