Colasposoma dauricum
Species of beetle
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Colasposoma dauricum is a species of leaf beetle from eastern Asia.[3] It was first described by Carl Gustaf Mannerheim in 1849. It is known as a pest of sweet potatoes.[4]
| Colasposoma dauricum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Colasposoma |
| Subgenus: | Colasposoma (Colasposoma) |
| Species: | C. dauricum |
| Binomial name | |
| Colasposoma dauricum (Mannerheim, 1849)[1] | |
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C. dauricum and the similar species Colasposoma viridicoeruleum (formerly known as Colasposoma auripenne) are sometimes considered to be a single species, with C. dauricum dauricum as the northern subspecies, and C. dauricum auripenne as the southern subspecies.[5][6]
Distribution
C. dauricum is known from Russia (Siberia and Far East), Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China (North and Northeast), Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea and Japan.[7] Since 2010, C. dauricum has also been recorded from Piedmont, Italy, where it is an invasive species.[8]