Biology:Colaspis louisianae

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Short description: Species of beetle

Colaspis louisianae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Colaspis
Species:
C. louisianae
Binomial name
Colaspis louisianae
Blake, 1974[1]

Colaspis louisianae is a species of leaf beetle from North America.[2][3][4][5] It is distributed in Texas and Louisiana in the United States .[5] It is close in appearance to Colaspis brunnea.[1]

According to Chapin (1979), C. louisianae is the most common species of the genus Colaspis in field crops in Louisiana.[6]

References

Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q14933832 entry