Spintherophyta violaceipennis

Spintherophyta violaceipennis is a species of leaf beetle native to North America.[3][4][5][6] Its range spans from southern Arizona and California south to Mexico. The species can be identified by the color of the pronotum and elytra: the pronotum is shiny and has a dark blue color, while the elytra are dark coppery red to a deep purple. The species is reported to feed on oak, willow, juniper and pine. The specific name, violaceipennis, is derived from the Latin for "violet wings".[6][2]

Spintherophyta violaceipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Spintherophyta
Species:
S. violaceipennis
Binomial name
Spintherophyta violaceipennis
(Horn, 1892)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Colaspoides violaceipennis Horn, 1892

References

  1. Horn, G. H. (1892). "The Eumolpini of Boreal America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 19: 195–234. JSTOR 25076581.
  2. Schultz, William T. (1976). "Review of the Genus Spintherophyta (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in North America North of Mexico". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 69 (5): 877–881. doi:10.1093/aesa/69.5.877.
  3. "Spintherophyta violaceipennis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. "Spintherophyta violaceipennis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  5. "Spintherophyta violaceipennis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  6. "Spintherophyta violaceipennis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.

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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