Biology:Spintherophyta violaceipennis
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Spintherophyta violaceipennis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Spintherophyta |
| Species: | S. violaceipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Spintherophyta violaceipennis (Horn, 1892)[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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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
- ↑ Horn, G. H. (1892). "The Eumolpini of Boreal America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society 19: 195–234.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Spintherophyta violaceipennis Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=720984.
- ↑ "Spintherophyta violaceipennis species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/66519425c11efdf9335427177f3803fd.
- ↑ "Spintherophyta violaceipennis". https://www.gbif.org/species/1048339.
- ↑ 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
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