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Species Capraita scalaris

Capraita sp - Capraita scalaris Black and brown flea beetle - Capraita scalaris Black and brown flea beetle - Capraita scalaris Small beetle - Capraita scalaris Small beetle - Capraita scalaris Black and light brown flea beetle - Capraita scalaris Dark and light brown flea beetle - Capraita scalaris Capraita scalaris? - Capraita scalaris
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 Alticini (Flea Beetles)
No Taxon (Oedionychis Genus Group)
Genus Capraita
Species scalaris (Capraita scalaris)
Explanation of Names
Capraita scalaris (F.E. Melsheimer 1847)
Size
4.7-5.6 mm(1)
Range
e. US - Map (2)
Remarks
uncommon (2)
Works Cited
1.The leaf beetles of Alabama
Edward Balsbaugh and Kirby Hays. 1972. Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)