Cephaloleia congener
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. congener
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia congener Baly, 1885
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Cephaloleia congener is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.6–7.4 mm. Adults are light reddish-brown, with the antennae (except the basal antennomere) and eyes darker.
Biology
Adults have been collected from Heliconia latispatha, Heliconia tortuosa, Heliconia imbricata, Heliconia irrasa, Heliconia mathiasiae, Heliconia psittacorum, Heliconia pogonantha, Heliconia sarapiquensis, Heliconia wagneriana, Calathea crotalifera, Cephaloleia inocephala, Ischnosiphon inflatus and Musa velutina.[2]
References
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ Staines, Charles L.; García-Robledo, Carlos (22 August 2014). "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)". ZooKeys. 436. Pensoft: 1–355. Retrieved September 4, 2025.