Biology:Anomoea laticlavia

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Anomoea laticlavia
Clay-colored Leaf Beetle - Anomoea laticlavia, Santee National Wildlife Refuge, Santee, South Carolina.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Anomoea
Species:
A. laticlavia
Binomial name
Anomoea laticlavia
Forster, 1771

Anomoea laticlavia (Persimmon beetle, Clay-colored leaf beetle) is a reddish-brown and black leaf beetle native to central and eastern North America. It feeds on the leaves of Fabaceae, persimmons, and other species in its adult phase.

Description

A. laticlavia adults are 7 to 12mm. It is recognizable with variable width black suture on a reddish-brown elytron. Males' front legs are relatively large.[1][2] A. laticlavia is in the unranked taxon Camptosomata, or case-bearing leaf beetles.

Ecology

Larvae are subterranean root or litter feeders. Reported adult host-plants include legumes, oaks, willows, persimmon, and ragweed. Some Florida populations are identified as a subspecies.[1][3]

See also

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14933756 entry