Chelobasis perplexa
| Chelobasis perplexa | |
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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. perplexa |
| Binomial name | |
| Chelobasis perplexa (Baly, 1858) | |
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Chelobasis perplexa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama.
Description
[edit]Adults are variable in colour. It may be at once separated from its allies by the angular apices and deep punctuation of the elytra.[1]
Biology
[edit]They have been recorded feeding on Heliconia imbricata, Heliconia latispatha, Heliconia pogonantha, Heliconia irrasa, Heliconia irrasa, Heliconia mariae, Heliconia mathiasiae, Calathea insignis and Calathea lutea.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Biologia Centrali-Americana: Insecta (Coleoptera) Vol. VI. part 2
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.