Biology:Colaspis costipennis

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Short description: Species of beetle

Colaspis costipennis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Colaspis
Species:
C. costipennis
Binomial name
Colaspis costipennis
Crotch, 1873[1]
Synonyms[3]
  • Colaspis brunnea var. costipennis Crotch, 1873
  • Colaspis crotchi Lefèvre, 1884[2]

Colaspis costipennis is a species of leaf beetle from eastern North America.[4][5][6][7] It is mostly found in coastal states; in the United States , its range extends from Louisiana and Georgia north to New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, and in Canada , it is reported from Ontario.[7] It was originally described as a variety of Colaspis brunnea, but it is now recognised as a distinct species.[3] It is included in the Colaspis suilla species group by Riley (2020).[8]

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14933841 entry