Octotoma plicatula
(Fabricius, 1801)
Trumpet Creeper Leafminer, Trumpet Creeper Leaf Miner
Octotoma plicatula is a leaf beetle in the Chrysomelidae. The 'Trumpet Creeper Leafminer' reflects its association with Campsis radicans, the trumpet creeper vine. The is widespread in eastern and central North America.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Octotoma plicatula: //ɒk.toʊˈtoʊ.mə ˌplaɪˈkæt.jʊ.lə//
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Distribution
Recorded from 22 U.S. states and the District of Columbia: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Diet
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Campsis radicans (trumpet creeper). have been collected on Aesculus and Lespedeza , Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ligustrum vulgare, and Chionanthus virginicus; adult feeding relationships are not confirmed.
Host Associations
- Campsis radicans - larval confirmed feeding record
- Aesculus - association collected on, feeding unconfirmed
- Lespedeza - association collected on, feeding unconfirmed
- Fraxinus americana - association collected on, feeding unconfirmed
- Fraxinus pennsylvanica - association collected on, feeding unconfirmed
- Ligustrum vulgare - association collected on, feeding unconfirmed
- Chionanthus virginicus - association collected on, feeding unconfirmed
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Taxonomic note
Originally described by Fabricius in 1801. Placed in tribe Chalepini, Cassidinae (tortoise beetles and leaf-mining beetles). The Octotoma contains with leaf-mining larvae.
Observation data
393 observations recorded on iNaturalist as of data collection.