Leptinotarsa peninsularis
| Leptinotarsa peninsularis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Leptinotarsa |
| Species: | L. peninsularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptinotarsa peninsularis Horn, 1894 | |
Leptinotarsa peninsularis is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central and North America.[2][5][6]
Appearance
This species appears as a normal leaf beetle shape with 10 segmented antennae with the last five darker brown and the first five light brown. the head is half turtle-shell like and brownish red. the back of the body is round with white stripes forming 2 black dove wing patterned side-wings and a upside down black pine tree shape pattern through the middle.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Leptinotarsa peninsularis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ a b "Leptinotarsa peninsularis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ "Leptinotarsa peninsularis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ "Leptinotarsa peninsularis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ "Leptinotarsa peninsularis Horn, 1894". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ "Occurrence Detail 4919474814". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ "leaf beetle Leptinotarsa peninsularis Horn". www.insectimages.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
Further reading
- Clark, S.M.; Le Doux, D.G.; Riley, E.G.; Gilbert, A.J.; et al. (2004). Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada. Coleopterists Society. ISBN 9780972608732.
- Flinte, V.; Abejanella, A.; Daccordi, M.; Monteiro, R.F.; et al. (2017). "Chrysomelinae species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) and new biological data from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In: Chaboo CS, Schmitt M (Eds) Research on Chrysomelidae 7". ZooKeys (720): 5–22. doi:10.3897/zookeys.720.13963. PMC 5784215. PMID 29391849.
- LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Vol. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 0665100558.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Gilbert, Arthur J. (2001). "New records, nomenclatural changes, and taxonomic notes for select North American leaf beetles". Insecta Mundi. 15 (1): 1–17.
- Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Seeno, Terry N. (2003). Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Vol. Special Publication no. 1. The Coleopterists Society. ISBN 0-9726087-1-0.
- White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0395910897.
