Biology:Coptocycla texana

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Short description: Species of beetle

Coptocycla texana
Coptocycla texana.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Coptocycla
Species:
C. texana
Binomial name
Coptocycla texana
(Schaeffer, 1933)

Coptocycla texana, the anacua tortoise beetle, is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America and North America.[1][5][6]

This monophagous beetle feeds entirely on the leaves of the anacua (Ehretia anacua).[7]

References

Further reading

  • Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14934582 entry