Cephaloleia affinis
| Cephaloleia affinis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. affinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia affinis Baly, 1858 | |
Cephaloleia affinis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, São Paulo), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9–10.1 mm. They are reddish-yellow.
Biology
The hostplant is unknown, but adults have been collected on Ischnosiphon or Monotagna species and Heliconia stricta.[2]
References
- ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ↑ Staines, Charles L.; García-Robledo, Carlos (22 August 2014). "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)". ZooKeys (436). Pensoft: 1–355. Bibcode:2014ZooK..436....1S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.436.5766. PMC 4155720. Retrieved September 4, 2025.