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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Skeletonizing leaf beetles (Galerucinae) » Flea Beetles (Alticini) » Capraita » Germander Flea Beetle (Capraita nigrosignata)

Species Capraita nigrosignata - Germander Flea Beetle

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Works Cited
Cool flea beetle... - Capraita nigrosignata Dark-spotted Capraita Flea-Beetle - Capraita nigrosignata Dark-spotted Capraita Flea-Beetle - Capraita nigrosignata Dark-spotted Capraita Flea-Beetle - Capraita nigrosignata Dark-spotted Capraita Flea-Beetle - Capraita nigrosignata Dark-spotted Capraita Flea-Beetle - Capraita nigrosignata Capraita nigrosignata
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)
Tribe Alticini (Flea Beetles)
Genus Capraita
Species nigrosignata (Germander Flea Beetle)
Other Common Names
Dark-spotted Capraita Flea-Beetle
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Species was described by Charles Schaeffer in 1920.
Explanation of Names
nigro - Latin for black or dark (1)
sign - Latin for a sign or mark (1)
Numbers
16 spp. of Capraita north of Mexico (2)
Size
~4.5mm
Range
Louisiana, Texas, Mexico (2)
Habitat
Mesic areas
Season
July, September, December, February in Central Texas (so far)
Food
Teucrium canadense L. – Canada germander (3)
Found throughout North America per USDA PLANTS Profile range map

Teucrium cubense Jacq. – small coastal germander (3)
Found from California to Alabama per USDA PLANTS Profile range map
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
By Donald J. Borror
2.Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico
By Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno
3.Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occuring in the United States and Canada
By Shawn M. Clark, Douglas G. LeDoux, Terry N. Seeno, Edward G. Riley, Arthur L. Gilbert, and James M. Sullivan. 2004.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 2 August, 2008 - 11:21am
Last updated 11 February, 2009 - 9:38am

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