Microrhopala vittata
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| Microrhopala vittata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Microrhopala |
| Species: | M. vittata |
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| Microrhopala vittata (Fabricius, 1798) | |
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Microrhopala vittata, the goldenrod leaf miner, 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 (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan) and the United States (Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming).
Biology
They have been recorded feeding on Solidago altissima, Solidago graminifolia, Solidago canadensis, Solidago sempervirens, Solidago juncea, Solidago missouriensis, Solidago laciniatum, Solidago gigantea, Solidago mollis, Solidago rugosa, Solidago uliginosa, Solidago ulmifolia, Solidago rigida, Silphium perfoliatum, Silphium terebinthinaceum, Silphium laciniatum, Silphium perfoliatum and Euthamia graminifolia.[5]
Adults emerge in April. Females lay their eggs in clusters of two to four and cover them in frass.[6]
