Skeletonizing-leaf-beetle
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Acalymma peregrinum
Acalymma peregrinum is a skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It occurs in Central America and North America. The genus Acalymma includes several economically important agricultural pests, though specific information about A. peregrinum's biology and ecology is limited in available sources.
Androlyperus incisus
Androlyperus incisus is a skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, first described by Schaeffer in 1906. The species is distributed across Central America and North America. It belongs to a genus of leaf beetles whose members feed on plant foliage, creating distinctive skeletonized damage patterns. Observations of this species remain relatively sparse, with limited published documentation of its biology.
Erynephala
beet leaf beetle
Erynephala is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, comprising six described species. The genus was established by Blake in 1936 and is distributed across North America and the Neotropics. The most well-known species, Erynephala puncticollis, is commonly called the beet leaf beetle and has been documented feeding on saline-tolerant plants in dry alkaline habitats.
Erynephala maritima
Erynephala maritima is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. The species has been recorded from coastal and near-coastal regions across a broad geographic range spanning the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America. Specific locality records include Nova Scotia, Texas, Mexico, and Jamaica. As a member of the genus Erynephala, it belongs to a group of leaf beetles characterized by their skeletonizing feeding damage on host plants.
Eusattodera pini
Eusattodera pini is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is a member of the flea beetle tribe Alticini, characterized by enlarged hind femora adapted for jumping. The species is native to North America and feeds on pine foliage.
Miraces placida
Miraces placida is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. The species was described by Horn in 1893 and is known to occur in North America. As a skeletonizing leaf beetle, it likely feeds by consuming leaf tissue between the veins, leaving a characteristic lace-like pattern.
Monoxia
Monoxia is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Galerucinae. The genus contains approximately 16-18 described species distributed in North America and the Neotropics. At least one species, Monoxia obesula, has become invasive in Europe and North Africa. Members of this genus are associated with host plants in the family Amaranthaceae, particularly Atriplex and Chenopodium species.
Monoxia angularis
angular flea beetle
Monoxia angularis, commonly known as the angular flea beetle, is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America, with records from Alberta and British Columbia in Canada, and from Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, North Dakota, and Kentucky in the United States. As a member of the tribe Alticini, it possesses the enlarged hind femora characteristic of flea beetles, enabling jumping locomotion.
Phyllobrotica circumdata
skeletonizing leaf beetle
Phyllobrotica circumdata is a skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is among the rarest leaf beetles in Missouri, with most records consisting of eight specimens collected in the late 1970s. The species has a broad North American distribution but is infrequently encountered. It is a host specialist, feeding on plants in the genus Scutellaria (skullcaps) in the mint family.
Phyllobrotica costipennis
skeletonizing leaf beetle
Phyllobrotica costipennis is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. The species was described by George Henry Horn in 1893. It is recorded from North America, though specific details about its distribution, host plants, and biology remain poorly documented compared to congeners. Like other Phyllobrotica species, it likely exhibits strong host plant specialization.
Phyllobrotica decorata
Phyllobrotica decorata is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is distributed across North America, with records from Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba) and the United States. Like other members of the genus Phyllobrotica, it is believed to be a host specialist, though specific host plant associations for this species remain poorly documented compared to congeners.
Phyllobrotica sororia
Four-spotted Texas Phyllobrotica
Phyllobrotica sororia is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is endemic to Texas, making it one of the most geographically restricted species in the genus Phyllobrotica. Like other members of this genus, it exhibits extreme host plant specialization.
Scelolyperus lecontii
Scelolyperus lecontii is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It belongs to a genus of flea beetles, characterized by their enlarged hind femora that enable jumping. The species is native to North America, with confirmed records from western Canada and the United States.
Scelolyperus smaragdinus
Emerald Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle
Scelolyperus smaragdinus is a skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. The species is found in North America and belongs to a genus of leaf-feeding beetles that characteristically skeletonize plant foliage by feeding on the tissue between leaf veins. The specific epithet "smaragdinus" refers to its emerald green coloration.
Triarius lividus
skeletonizing leaf beetle, flea beetle
Triarius lividus is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It occurs in Central America and North America, with documented presence from Arizona to western Texas. The species is characterized by skeletonizing feeding damage on host plants. It is one of relatively few species in the genus Triarius.
Tricholochmaea cavicollis
Cherry leaf beetle
Tricholochmaea cavicollis, known as the cherry leaf beetle, is a skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. The species occurs across North America, with records from western and central Canadian provinces including Alberta, British Columbia, and Manitoba. As a member of the skeletonizing leaf beetle group, it feeds on leaf tissue between veins.
Trirhabda
skeletonizing leaf beetles, goldenrod beetles
Trirhabda is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, comprising over 30 described species distributed in North America and Mexico. These beetles are specialist herbivores primarily associated with plants in the Asteraceae family, particularly goldenrods (Solidago), asters, and related composites. The genus has been extensively studied in ecological research due to its host-specific feeding habits, density-dependent dispersal behaviors, and potential keystone species effects on plant community dynamics. Several species are notable for sequestering defensive compounds and exhibiting complex movement behaviors in response to landscape structure and host plant quality.
Trirhabda adela
Trirhabda adela is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America, with distribution records from the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. The species was described by Blake in 1931.
Trirhabda attenuata
skeletonizing leaf beetle
Trirhabda attenuata is a skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, distributed across North America. The species is one of several in the genus Trirhabda, which are known for their specialized feeding on particular host plants. Like congeners, it exhibits the characteristic skeletonizing feeding pattern of removing leaf tissue between veins. The species was described by Thomas Say in 1824.
Trirhabda borealis
Boreal Goldenrod Leaf Beetle
Trirhabda borealis is a skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is a specialist herbivore associated with goldenrod (Solidago) and has been studied for its movement behavior in fragmented versus continuous habitats. The species occurs in North America, with records from western Canada and the northern United States.
Trirhabda confusa
Trirhabda confusa is a skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, first described by Blake in 1931. The species is distributed across Central America and North America. Like other members of the genus Trirhabda, it is known for feeding on leaf tissue in a characteristic skeletonizing pattern, consuming the soft mesophyll while leaving the veins intact.
Trirhabda schwarzi
Trirhabda schwarzi is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America. The species belongs to a genus whose members are known for feeding on goldenrods (Solidago spp.) and related Asteraceae, though specific host associations for T. schwarzi have not been documented.
Yingabruxia sordida
Yingabruxia sordida is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is known from western North America and Baja California, with records extending from British Columbia south to Texas. The species belongs to a genus of leaf-feeding beetles whose members skeletonize foliage by consuming leaf tissue between the veins.