Stenopodius flavidus

Stenopodius flavidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Stenopodius
Species:	S. flavidus
Binomial name
Stenopodius flavidus Horn, 1883

Stenopodius flavidus 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 the United States (Arizona, California, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Washington, Wyoming) and Mexico (Baja California).

Biology

The recorded food plant is Sphaeralcea grossulariifoliae . Adults have been collected on Alcea rosea , Gossypium species, Horsfordia alata , Malacothamnus fasciculatus , Malva species, Malvastrum species and Sphaeralcea orcuttii . ^[4]

References

1. "Stenopodius flavidus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Stenopodius flavidus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Stenopodius flavidus 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.