Chelobasis bicolor
| Chelobasis bicolor | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chelobasis |
| Species: | C. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Chelobasis bicolor Gray, 1832 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chelobasis bicolor is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama.
Biology
[edit]They have been recorded feeding on Musa and Heliconia species, including Heliconia latispatha, Heliconia tortuosa, Heliconia catheta, Heliconia imbricata, Heliconia irrasa, Heliconia mariae, Heliconia pogonantha, Heliconia wagneriana, Heliconia stricta and Heliconia uxpanapensis, as well as Calathea latifolia.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.