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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Cryptocephalus Case-bearing Leaf Beetles
Cryptocephalus (Genus)

-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)​​

-Case-bearing Leaf Beetles (Subfamily Cryptocephalinae)

-Tribe Cryptocephalini

-Subtribe Cryptocephalina

-Genus Cryptocephalus


Cryptocephalus irroratus is a Case-bearing Leaf Beetle species belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. Adults primarily feed on the leaves of plants, particularly those in the Asteraceae family, such as daisies and sunflowers. Their feeding can cause noticeable damage, including leaf holes and defoliation.


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