Chrysomelidae

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Brachypnoea lecontei E.Riley, S.Clark & Seeno, 2003

Brachypnoea lecontei E.Riley, S.Clark & Seeno, 2003

Brachypnoea lecontei E.Riley, S.Clark & Seeno, 2003

Brachypnoea lecontei is a valid species of leaf beetle from the US Great Plains, renamed to resolve a taxonomic homonymy issue.

Colaspis brunnea (Fabricius, 1798)

Colaspis brunnea (Fabricius, 1798)

Colaspis brunnea (Fabricius, 1798)

Colaspis brunnea, the grape colaspis, is a North American leaf beetle that is an occasional pest of corn and soybeans.

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Anisodera ferruginea (Fabricius, 1801)

Anisodera ferruginea (Fabricius, 1801)

Anisodera ferruginea is a Sumatran, Indonesian beetle species from the Chrysomelidae family.

Abirus fortuneii (Baly, 1861)

Abirus fortuneii (Baly, 1861)

Abirus fortuneii (Baly, 1861)

Abirus fortuneii is a small variably colored subcylindrical beetle with distinct punctures and textured elytra.

Typophorus nigritus (Fabricius, 1801)

Typophorus nigritus (Fabricius, 1801)

Typophorus nigritus (Fabricius, 1801)

Typophorus nigritus is a leaf beetle species found across the Americas; two of its subspecies are sweet potato pests.

Bromius obscurus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bromius obscurus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bromius obscurus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bromius obscurus is a small Holarctic leaf beetle with multiple documented color and hair variations.

Xanthonia decemnotata (Say, 1824)

Xanthonia decemnotata (Say, 1824)

Xanthonia decemnotata (Say, 1824)

Xanthonia decemnotata, the ten-spotted leaf beetle, is a small eastern North American leaf beetle species with spotted elytra.

Demotina modesta Baly, 1874

Demotina modesta Baly, 1874

Demotina modesta Baly, 1874

Demotina modesta is a parthenogenetic leaf beetle native to Japan and Korea, adventive to the southeastern US, abundant on oaks.

Acrothinium gaschkevitchii (Motschulsky, 1860)

Acrothinium gaschkevitchii (Motschulsky, 1860)

Acrothinium gaschkevitchii (Motschulsky, 1860)

Acrothinium gaschkevitchii is a shiny metallic beetle with distinct color variations across its four described subspecies.

Colasposoma viridicoeruleum Motschulsky, 1860

Colasposoma viridicoeruleum Motschulsky, 1860

Colasposoma viridicoeruleum Motschulsky, 1860

Colasposoma viridicoeruleum is a small metallic-colored leaf beetle found across a broad range of Asia.

Colasposoma dauricum Mannerheim, 1849

Colasposoma dauricum Mannerheim, 1849

Colasposoma dauricum Mannerheim, 1849

Colasposoma dauricum is an eastern Asian leaf beetle, a sweet potato pest, that has become invasive in Italy.

Lilioceris lilii (Scopoli, 1763)

Lilioceris lilii (Scopoli, 1763)

Lilioceris lilii (Scopoli, 1763)

Lilioceris lilii, the lily leaf beetle, is a herbivorous leaf beetle native to Eurasia and invasive across North America and parts of Europe.

Lilioceris cheni Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961

Lilioceris cheni Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961

Lilioceris cheni Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961

Lilioceris cheni, the air potato leaf beetle, is an Asian beetle introduced to Florida to control invasive air potato plants.

Lilioceris merdigera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lilioceris merdigera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lilioceris merdigera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lilioceris merdigera is a red-bodied shining leaf beetle found across Eurasia and introduced to the Americas.

Crioceris asparagi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Crioceris asparagi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Crioceris asparagi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Crioceris asparagi, the common asparagus beetle, is a major asparagus crop pest found in Europe and North America.

Crioceris duodecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Crioceris duodecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Crioceris duodecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)

The spotted asparagus beetle (Crioceris duodecimpunctata) is a chrysomelid leaf beetle found across the Palearctic realm that feeds on asparagus and cucurbits.

Oulema melanopus (Linnaeus, 1761)

Oulema melanopus (Linnaeus, 1761)

Oulema melanopus (Linnaeus, 1761)

Oulema melanopus, the cereal leaf beetle, is a significant cereal crop pest native to Europe and Asia that has spread to North America.

Neolema sexpunctata (Olivier, 1808)

Neolema sexpunctata (Olivier, 1808)

Neolema sexpunctata (Olivier, 1808)

Neolema sexpunctata, the six-spotted neolema, is a leaf beetle species found in North America.

Neolema dorsalis (Olivier, 1791)

Neolema dorsalis (Olivier, 1791)

Neolema dorsalis (Olivier, 1791)

Neolema dorsalis is a leaf beetle species in the family Chrysomelidae found across the Americas and the Caribbean.

Baliosus pectoralis (Baly, 1864)

Baliosus pectoralis (Baly, 1864)

Baliosus pectoralis (Baly, 1864)

This is a detailed morphological description of the leaf beetle species Baliosus pectoralis (Baly, 1864).

Lema daturaphila Kogan & Goeden, 1970

Lema daturaphila Kogan & Goeden, 1970

Lema daturaphila Kogan & Goeden, 1970

Lema daturaphila is a species of leaf beetle with distinct size, colour, and marking traits in adults and larvae.

Lema confusa Chevrolat, 1835

Lema confusa Chevrolat, 1835

Lema confusa Chevrolat, 1835

Lema confusa is a leaf beetle species in the Chrysomelidae family found across the Americas and the Caribbean.

Lema opulenta Harold, 1874

Lema opulenta Harold, 1874

Lema opulenta Harold, 1874

Lema opulenta is a leaf beetle species in the Chrysomelidae family found in Central and North America.

Lema solani Fabricius, 1798

Lema solani Fabricius, 1798

Lema solani Fabricius, 1798

Lema solani is a leaf beetle species in the Chrysomelidae family found in North America.

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