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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Case-bearing Leaf Beetles (Cryptocephalinae) » Clytrini » Megalostomina » Coleothorpa » Coleothorpa vittigera

Species Coleothorpa vittigera

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Print References · Works Cited
Coleothorpa vittigera (J. L. LeConte) - Coleothorpa vittigera Coleothorpa vittigera Leaf beetle in Montana 10.07.07 - Coleothorpa vittigera - female Orange-striped beetle on Gambel oak - Coleothorpa vittigera Orange-striped beetle on Gambel oak - Coleothorpa vittigera Small Fuzzy Beetle - Coleothorpa vittigera Case-bearing Leaf Beetle - Coleothorpa vittigera Coleothorpa vittigera
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily Cryptocephalinae (Case-bearing Leaf Beetles)
Tribe Clytrini
Subtribe Megalostomina
Genus Coleothorpa
Species vittigera (Coleothorpa vittigera)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Coleothorpa vittigera (LeConte)
Orig. Comb: Coscinoptera vittigera LeConte 1861
Identification
The orange vitta extending from the base to the apex is distinct. … John R. Watts, 2008
Range
w NA (AZ-TX-MB-BC) - Map (1)(2)
Season
Jun-Jul (BG data)
Food
Asso. w/ Fabaceae, Rosaceae and Fagaceae (3)
Print References
LeConte, J.L. 1861. New species of Coleoptera inhabiting the Pacific district of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 338-359.
Works Cited
1.Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico
Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno. 2003. Coleopterists Society.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
3.Host plants of leaf beetle species occurring in the United States and Canada
Clark et al. 2004. Coleopterists Society, Special Publication no. 2, 476 pp.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 8 July, 2008 - 10:11pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 7 May, 2019 - 8:40pm

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