Blepharida rhois

Blepharida rhois, also known as the sumac flea beetle, is a species of leaf beetle of the subfamily Galerucinae. The colour of the species is red, with white dots and yellow head. They feed on a variety of plants, primarily in the Anacardiaceae, but are most closely associated with Sumac.[1] They are 6 millimetres (0.24 in) in length.

Blepharida rhois
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Blepharida
Species:
B. rhois
Binomial name
Blepharida rhois
(Forster, 1771)

References

  1. Clark, S.M.; LeDoux, D.G.; Seeno, T.N.; Riley, E.G.; Gilbert, A.J.; Sullivan, J.M. (2004). Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Orsodacnidae, Megalopodidae, Chrysomelidae exclusive of Bruchinae) (PDF). The Coleopterists Society. ISBN 0972608737.


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