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Species Crioceris asparagi - Asparagus Beetle

Asparagus beetle [Crioceris asparagi] - Crioceris asparagi

Asparagus Beetle eggs - Crioceris asparagi

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 Criocerinae

Genus Crioceris

Species asparagi (Asparagus Beetle)

Explanation of Names

Described by Linnaeus in 1758...

Numbers

Two spp of Crioceris in our area, both introduced and both widespread across North America (1)

Identification

Specimen determined by E.G. Riley:

Range

CA to GA to ME to WA and southern Can. / Palearctic (1)

Food

Asparagus officinalis (2)

Remarks

A distinctive, highly variable introduced sp. (White 1993)

Print References

White, R.E. 1993. Revision of the subfamily Criocerinae (Chrysomelidae) of North America, north of Mexico. USDA-ARS Tech Bull. 1805: 1-158.

Internet References

Wikipedia

Photos - The Bugwood Network, USDA Forest Service and USDA APHIS PPQ

Works Cited

1.	Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico By Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno

2.	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 21 January, 2006 - 2:19pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 24 February, 2009 - 9:08pm

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