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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) » Criocerinae » Criocerini » Lilioceris » Air Potato Leaf Beetle (Lilioceris cheni)

Species Lilioceris cheni - Air Potato Leaf Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Criocerinae
Tribe Criocerini
Genus Lilioceris
Species cheni (Air Potato Leaf Beetle)
Explanation of Names
Lilioceris cheni Gressitt & Kimoto 1961
Size
~9 mm
Identification
Range
Houston to Miami to Charleston, SC - Map (1), native to se Asia, introduced to Florida
Habitat
narrow Gulf coastal strip, throughout Florida
Food
host: Air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera, Dioscoreaceae)
Life Cycle
1. Eggs. 2 and 3. Larvae. 4. Cocoon. 5. Pupa removed from cocoon. 6. Adult
Remarks
first released in FL in 2012 to control air potato
Print References
Release and distribution of Lilioceris cheni (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biological control agent of air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera: Dioscoreaceae), in Florida
Internet References
Featured Creatures - Center & Overholt 2012
USDA
Caloosahatchee.org
Works Cited
1.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by v belov on 7 December, 2013 - 12:14pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn
Last updated 5 November, 2022 - 9:46am

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