Biology:Trirhabda flavolimbata

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Short description: Species of beetle

Trirhabda flavolimbata
Baccharis leaf beetle.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Trirhabda
Species:
T. flavolimbata
Binomial name
Trirhabda flavolimbata
(Mannerheim, 1843)

Trirhabda flavolimbata is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3] It is found in California along the coast of the San Francisco Bay Area. Its main host plant is coyote bush, but it also feeds on other species of Baccharis, as well as Aster, Senecio, Artemisia, Solidago, and Eriodictyon. It has one brood a season, with larvae active February to March and adults active April to May.[4][5]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q2153153 entry