Chalepus walshii is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Canada (Ontario) and the United States (Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin).
| Chalepus walshii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chalepus |
| Species: | C. walshii |
| Binomial name | |
| Chalepus walshii (Crotch, 1873) | |
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Biology
editThey have been recorded feeding on Elymus villosus, Hystrix patula and Calmamagrostis canadensis. Adults have been collected on Bromus species (including Bromus anomalus).[4]
References
edit- ↑ "Chalepus walshii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ↑ "Chalepus walshii". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ↑ "Chalepus walshii species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
Further reading
edit- Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.