Odontota arizonica

Odontota arizonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Odontota
Species:	O. arizonica
Binomial name
Odontota arizonica (Uhmann, 1938)
Synonyms [1]
Xenochalepus arizonicus Uhmann, 1938

Odontota arizonica is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America, ^{[1] [2] [3]} where it has been recorded from Mexico (Baja California) and the United States (Arizona, New Mexico).

Biology

The foodplant is unknown, but adults have been collected on Glycine max , Quercus species (including Quercus devia ), Sophora japonica , Zinnia species and Amorpha fruticosa . ^[4]

References

1. "Odontota arizonica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Odontota arizonica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Odontota arizonica species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. 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.

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.