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Cryptocephalus sanguinicollis sanguinicollis
Subspecies
Cryptocephalus sanguinicollis sanguinicollis
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
Cryptocephalini
Subtribe
Cryptocephalina
Genus
Cryptocephalus
No Taxon
(Arizonensis group)
Species
sanguinicollis
(Cryptocephalus sanguinicollis)
Subspecies
sanguinicollis
(Cryptocephalus sanguinicollis sanguinicollis)
Size
3.2 to 4.9 mm in length (
1
)
Identification
Its pronotum is orange to light or deep red. The elytra are dark brown to (usually) black with eight rows of punctures on each elytron. (
1
)
Range
Much of the western U.S. including, in California, Stanislaus, San Luis Obispo, San Bernardino, Riverside and Santa Barbara counties. (
1
)
CA - UT - MT - WA
(
1
)
Food
These leaf beetles live and feed on willow, blackberries, roses, strawberries, wild licorice and prunes. (
1
)
Remarks
This page was created based on the identification of
this image
by
Michael C. Thomas
, Jim Hogue at CSUN, and
Michael Caterino
.
Internet References
(1)
The California Beetle Project at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
(Information referenced from this web page was written by Vanessa Gamero.)
TYPE
- Harvard MCZ
Works Cited
1.
Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico
Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno. 2003. Coleopterists Society.
Contributed by
Harsi S. Parker
on 13 April, 2009 - 7:49pm
Additional contributions by
Mike Quinn
Last updated 10 July, 2009 - 1:32am