Odontota arizonica

(Uhmann, 1938)

Odontota arizonica is a leaf beetle in the Chrysomelidae, recorded from the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. The has been collected on several plant species including oaks, legumes, and ornamental plants, though its specific foodplant relationships remain incompletely known. Like other members of the Odontota, it likely exhibits leaf-mining larval .

Odontota arizonica by Alejandro Gómez Nísino. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Odontota arizonica: /oʊˌdɒnˈtoʊtə ˌærɪˈzoʊnɪkə/

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Distribution

Recorded from the United States (Arizona, New Mexico) and Mexico (Baja California). GBIF records indicate presence in Middle America and North America.

Host Associations

Glycine max - collected onsoybean
Quercus devia - collected onoak
Quercus - collected onoak
Sophora japonica - collected onJapanese pagoda tree
Zinnia - collected onzinnia
Amorpha fruticosa - collected onindigobush

Similar Taxa

Odontota dorsaliscongeneric with similar leaf-mining on black locust; O. arizonica distinguished by geographic range and associations
Other Odontota species members share tortoise beetle-like form and leaf-mining habits; identification requires examination of pronotal and elytral