Species Diabrotica balteata - Banded Cucumber Beetle

Classification · Range · Season · Food · Internet References

banded cucumber beetle - Diabrotica balteata

Beetle lime green with yellow bands feeding on cenizo purple sage flowers in Hidalgo County - Diabrotica balteata

Banded Leaf Beetle in Celery Patch - Diabrotica balteata

Yellow and Green Leaf Beetle - Diabrotica balteata

Color Variant of the Banded Cucumber Beetle or Different Specie? - Diabrotica balteata

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)

Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Subfamily Galerucinae (Skeletonizing leaf beetles)

Genus Diabrotica

Species balteata (Banded Cucumber Beetle)

Range

Southern U.S. and Central America

Season

Year round in Texas.

Food

Larva eat roots, and adults eat the rest of the plant parts.

Internet References

Texas Beetle Information

Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 4 April, 2005 - 8:14am
Additional contributions by tom murray, Ron M.
Last updated 5 November, 2008 - 10:38pm

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