Norville-downie

Guides

• Cryptocephalus downiei

  Downie's spotted leaf beetle, Downie-dotted Cryptocephalus

  Cryptocephalus downiei is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It was described in 2000 by E. Riley and Gilbert, with the specific epithet honoring American psychologist and coleopterist Norville Downie. The species is known from North America and belongs to a genus whose larvae construct portable cases from their own feces and shed exoskeletons.

  ColeopteraChrysomelidaeCryptocephalusleaf-beetlecase-bearing-beetleNorth-America2000-descriptioneponymNorville-Downie