Cephaloleia ornata

Cephaloleia ornata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Cephaloleia
Species:	C. ornata
Binomial name
	Cephaloleia ornata; Waterhouse, 1881

Cephaloleia ornata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (São Paulo), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.^[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.4–5.8 mm. The elytron is yellow with a dark vitta at the base and the apical one-fifth black, as well as a small elongate black macula on the side near the middle. The legs are yellowish.

Biology

Adults have been collected feeding on Calathea lanata and Heliconia species.^[2]

References

↑ 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.
↑ 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.

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[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.

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