Coptocycla texana
Coptocycla texana, the anacua tortoise beetle, is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America and North America.[1][5][6]
Coptocycla texana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Coptocycla |
Species: | C. texana |
Binomial name | |
Coptocycla texana (Schaeffer, 1933) | |
This monophagous beetle feeds entirely on the leaves of the anacua (Ehretia anacua).[7]
References
- "Coptocycla texana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- "Coptocycla texana species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- "Coptocycla texana". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- "Coptocycla texana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- Staines, C.L. "Catalog of the Hispines of the World". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- Taber, Stephen Welton; Scott B. Fleenor (2005). Invertebrates of Central Texas Wetlands. Texas Tech University Press. pp. 147–148. ISBN 978-0-89672-550-8.
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