Zygogramma arizonica

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Zygogramma arizonica
Scientific classification
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Chrysomelidae
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Z. arizonica
Binomial name
Zygogramma arizonica
Schaeffer, 1906

Zygogramma arizonica is a species of beetle belonging to the family Zygogramma.[1]

Description[]

Z. arizonica is a small leaf beetle with a brown pronotum and yellow elytra marked with elongated brown stripes and spots.

Distribution and Habitat[]

Z. arizonica is native to North America.[1]

Adult beetles are associated generally with plants of the family Asteraceae), with a tentative relationship with the American trixis (Trixis californica).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Zygogramma arizonica Schaeffer, 1906". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  2. ^ Clark, S. M.; LeDoux, D. G.; Seeno, T. N.; Riley, E. G.; Gilbert, A. J.; Sullivan, J. M. (2004). Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Orsodacnidae, Megalopodiae, Chrysolmelidae exclusive of Bruchinae) (PDF). Coleopterists' Society. p. 257.

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