More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Beetles of Zihuatanejo
ORDER COLEOPTERA
Brachycoryna pumila
Brachycoryna pumila
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)
-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)
-Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)
-Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)
-Leaf Beetles and Allies (Superfamily Chrysomeloidea)
-Leaf Beetles Family (Chrysomelidae)
-Tortoise and Hispine Beetles (Subfamily Cassidinae)ssidinae)
-Genus Brachycoryna
-Brachycoryna pumila
Brachycoryna pumila is indeed a member of the subfamily Cassidinae, which includes tortoise and hispine beetles. This subfamily is part of the family Chrysomelidae. As a member of the Cassidinae subfamily, Brachycoryna pumila feeds primarily on the leaves of various plants, particularly those in the Asteraceae family (the daisy family) and other herbaceous plants.




