Chelobasis perplexa

Species of beetle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chelobasis perplexa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Chelobasis perplexa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Chelobasis
Species:
C. perplexa
Binomial name
Chelobasis perplexa
(Baly, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Arescus perplexus Baly, 1858
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Description

Adults are variable in colour. It may be at once separated from its allies by the angular apices and deep punctuation of the elytra.[1]

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Heliconia imbricata, Heliconia latispatha, Heliconia pogonantha, Heliconia irrasa, Heliconia irrasa, Heliconia mariae, Heliconia mathiasiae, Calathea insignis and Calathea lutea.[2]

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