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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) » Skeletonizing Leaf Beetles and Flea Beetles (Galerucinae) » Luperini » Diabroticina » Section Diabroticites » Cucumber Beetles (Diabrotica) » Festive Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica adelpha)

Species Diabrotica adelpha - Festive Cucumber Beetle

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited

Diabrotica adelpha Harold - Diabrotica adelpha

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Diabrotica adelpha Harold 1875 - Diabrotica adelpha

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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 Galerucinae (Skeletonizing Leaf Beetles and Flea Beetles)

Tribe Luperini

Subtribe Diabroticina

No Taxon (Section Diabroticites)

Genus Diabrotica (Cucumber Beetles)

Species adelpha (Festive Cucumber Beetle)

Other Common Names

Festive Diabrotica

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Syn: Diabrotica tibialis Jacoby 1887

Explanation of Names

Diabrotica adelpha Harold 1875

Size

5.8-7.4 mm(1)

Identification

Typical form:

- less commonly:

Range

c. TX to Columbia - Map (2)(3)(1)(4)

Season

May-Dec (BG data)

See Also

Paranapiacaba connexa (LeConte)

- Range: c. & w. TX to Mex.

Det. M. A. Quinn, 2010

Internet References

Diabrotica ID(1)

Works Cited

1.	Derunkov et al. (2013) Diabrotica ID: Identification of Diabrotica species (Col.: Chrysomelidae) from North and Central America

2.	Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno. 2003. Coleopterists Society.

3.	An Illustrated Inventory of the Beetles (Coleoptera) of Lick Creek Park, College Station, Texas Edward G. Riley. 2013. Texas A&M University, Dept. Entomology, College Station.

4.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by tom murray on 16 December, 2005 - 5:09pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, PaleoJon
Last updated 5 November, 2021 - 12:55pm

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