Chelymorpha marginata
Species of beetle
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Chelymorpha marginata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae.[1] It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (Amapá, Mato Grosso, Pará, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Suriname and Venezuela.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chelymorpha |
| Species: | C. marginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Chelymorpha marginata (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Life history
The recorded host plant is Ipomoea batatas.[4]
