Cephaloleia perplexa

Cephaloleia perplexa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. perplexa
Binomial name
Cephaloleia perplexa
Baly, 1885

Cephaloleia perplexa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.1–6.3 mm. Adults are reddish-brown, while the eyes and antennae are darker.[citation needed]

Biology

The recorded host plants are Heliconia bourgaeana, Heliconia lathispatha, Cephaloleia inocephala, Cephaloleia lutea, Cephaloleia similis, Calathea species, Cephaloleia foliosa, Cephaloleia guzmanioides, Cephaloleia leucostachys, Cephaloleia marantifolia and Pleiostachya leiostachya.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Staines, Charles L.; García-Robledo, Carlos (22 August 2014). "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)". ZooKeys. 436. Pensoft: 1–355. Retrieved September 4, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.