Biology:Blepharida rhois
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Blepharida rhois | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Blepharida |
| Species: | B. rhois
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| Binomial name | |
| Blepharida rhois (Forster, 1771)
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Blepharida rhois, also known as the sumac flea beetle, is a species of leaf beetle of the subfamily Galerucinae. The colour of the species is red, with white dots and yellow head. They feed on a variety of plants, primarily in the Anacardiaceae, but are most closely associated with Sumac.[1] They are 6 millimetres (0.24 in) in length.
References
- ↑ Clark, S.M.; LeDoux, D.G.; Seeno, T.N.; Riley, E.G.; Gilbert, A.J.; Sullivan, J.M. (2004). Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Orsodacnidae, Megalopodidae, Chrysomelidae exclusive of Bruchinae). The Coleopterists Society. ISBN 0972608737. https://www.zin.ru/animalia/coleoptera/pdf/clark_ledoux_et_al_2004.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q4926091 entry
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