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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Stolas punicea​
Stolas punicea​

-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)

-Tortoise and Hispine Beetles (Subfamily Cassidinae)

-Tribe Mesomphaliini​

-Genus Stolas​

-Stolas punicea


Stolas punicea is a visually striking species of beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles. S. punicea feeds on plant material and plays a role in its ecosystem as a herbivore. Its bold coloration may serve as a warning to predators, indicating potential toxicity or unpalatability.

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