-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​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)

-Tribe Luperini

-Subtribe Diabroticina

-Genus Cerotoma

-Cerotoma ruficornia

Cerotoma is a genus of beetles within the family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles. Many Cerotoma species exhibit bright colors, including yellows, reds and oranges. Adults and larvae of Cerotoma beetles primarily feed on the leaves of their host plants, which can include members of the Brassicaceae (cabbage family) and other plant families.