Colaspis hesperia

Colaspis hesperia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Colaspis
Species:
C. hesperia
Binomial name
Colaspis hesperia
Blake, 1974[1]

Colaspis hesperia is a species of leaf beetle from North America.[2][3][4][5] Its range spans from Arizona to Texas and south to Mexico. The specific name, hesperia, is derived from the Greek for "western".[5] It is closely related to Colaspis brunnea.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Blake, D. H. (1974). "The costate species of Colaspis in the United States (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (181): 1–24. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.181.
  2. ^ "Colaspis hesperia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. ^ "Colaspis hesperia species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. ^ "Colaspis hesperia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  5. ^ a b "Colaspis hesperia Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.

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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