Diabrotica adelpha
Appearance
Diabrotica adelpha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Diabrotica |
Species: | D. adelpha
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Binomial name | |
Diabrotica adelpha Harold, 1875
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Diabrotica adelpha is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It was described by Edgar von Harold in 1875.[1]
Description
[edit]The body is 5.8-7.4 mm. The body is marked with a black head, red pronotum, and distinctive pattern of black, white, and yellow on the elytra. The antennae are brownish-black with a white band on the ninth and tenth antennomeres. The legs are black with white femora.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Hallan, Joel Kenneth (2010). "Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World". Biology Catalog of Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
- ^ Derunkov, A.; Konstantinov, A.; Tishechkin, A.; Hartje, L.; Redford, A.J. (2015). "Identification of Diabrotica species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from North and Central America: Diabrotica adelpha Harold". Identification Technology Program. Retrieved October 21, 2023.