Biology:Spintherophyta violaceipennis

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Short description: Species of beetle

Spintherophyta violaceipennis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Spintherophyta
Species:
S. violaceipennis
Binomial name
Spintherophyta violaceipennis
(Horn, 1892)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Colaspoides violaceipennis Horn, 1892

Spintherophyta violaceipennis is a species of leaf beetle native to North America.[3][4][5][6] Its range spans from southern Arizona and California south to Mexico. The species can be identified by the color of the pronotum and elytra: the pronotum is shiny and has a dark blue color, while the elytra are dark coppery red to a deep purple. The species is reported to feed on oak, willow, juniper and pine. The specific name, violaceipennis, is derived from the Latin for "violet wings".[6][2]

References

  1. Horn, G. H. (1892). "The Eumolpini of Boreal America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society 19: 195–234. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Schultz, William T. (1976). "Review of the Genus Spintherophyta (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in North America North of Mexico". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 69 (5): 877–881. doi:10.1093/aesa/69.5.877. 
  3. "Spintherophyta violaceipennis Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=720984. 
  4. "Spintherophyta violaceipennis species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/66519425c11efdf9335427177f3803fd. 
  5. "Spintherophyta violaceipennis". https://www.gbif.org/species/1048339. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Spintherophyta violaceipennis Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/317134. 

Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q14934189 entry