Colaspis brunnea

Colaspis brunnea, the grape colaspis, is a species of leaf beetle from North America.[1][2][3][4] It mainly occurs in the eastern United States. It is a pest of crop such as corn and soybeans, but damage by it has not been documented as economically significant. It is univoltine, and overwinters in the soil as larvae.[5]

Colaspis brunnea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Colaspis
Species:
C. brunnea
Binomial name
Colaspis brunnea
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Colaspis flavida (Say, 1824)
  • Eumolpus flavidus Say, 1824
  • Galleruca brunnea Fabricius, 1798

The adults are brown-colored (brunnea is Latin for brown) and are around 5 mm in length. The elytra have a series of parallel rows of "puncture" marks. The larvae are scarabaeiform grub with white-grey bodies and orange head capsules, and are between 5 and 6.5 mm long at the 10th instar.

  • Grape colaspis, Colaspis brunnea
    Grape colaspis, Colaspis brunnea

References
  1. "Colaspis brunnea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. "Colaspis brunnea species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. "Colaspis brunnea". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. "Colaspis brunnea Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  5. Montgomery, Matt (2003). "Grape Colaspis: Some Background". The Bulletin: Pest Management and Crop Development Information for Illinois (11): 110–111.

Further reading
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.


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