Biology:Microrhopala vittata

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Short description: Species of beetle

Microrhopala vittata
Goldenrod Leafminer - Microrhopala vittata, Governor Bridge Natural Area, Bowie, Maryland.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Microrhopala
Species:
M. vittata
Binomial name
Microrhopala vittata
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
  • Microrhopala laetula J. L. LeConte, 1859
Goldenrod Leaf Miner (Microrhopala vittata) mating
Goldenrod Leaf Miner (Microrhopala vittata) mating

Microrhopala vittata, the goldenrod leaf miner, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] Adults emerge in April. Females lay their eggs in clusters of two to four and cover them in frass. [4]

Goldenrod leaf miner, Microrhopala vittata
Goldenrod leaf miner, Microrhopala vittata

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Microrhopala vittata Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=719968. 
  2. "Microrhopala vittata". https://www.gbif.org/species/1047751. 
  3. Dohna, Heinrich Zu (2006). "The distribution of eggs per host in a herbivorous insect − intersection of oviposition, dispersal and population dynamics". Journal of Animal Ecology 75 (2): 387–398. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01059.x. PMID 16637992. 

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. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2557253 entry