Colaspis hesperia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Colaspis |
| Species: | C. hesperia
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| Binomial name | |
| Colaspis hesperia | |
Colaspis hesperia is a species of leaf beetle from North America.[2][3][4][5] Its range spans from Arizona to Texas and south to Mexico. The specific name, hesperia, is derived from the Greek for "western".[5] It is closely related to Colaspis brunnea.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Blake, D. H. (1974). "The costate species of Colaspis in the United States (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (181): 1–24. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.181.
- ^ "Colaspis hesperia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Colaspis hesperia species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Colaspis hesperia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ a b "Colaspis hesperia Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
Further reading[edit]
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.