Kingdom Animalia Suborder Polyphaga Subfamily Cryptocephalinae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Family Chrysomelidae Tribe Clytrini Genus Anomoea Order Beetle | |
Similar Beetle, Clytrini, Cryptocephalinae, Pachybrachis, Chrysochus auratus | ||
Anomoea laticlavia (Persimmon beetle, Clay-colored leaf beetle) is a reddish-brown and black leaf beetle native to central and eastern North America. It feeds on the leaves of Fabaceae, persimmons, and other species in its adult phase.
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Description
A. laticlavia adults are 7 to 12mm. It is recognizable with variable width black suture on a reddish-brown elytron. Males' front legs are relatively large. A. laticlavia is in the unranked taxon Camptosomata, or case-bearing leaf beetles.
Ecology
Larvae are subterranean root or litter feeders. Reported adult host-plants include legumes, oaks, willows, persimmon, and ragweed. Some Florida populations are identified as a subspecies.
References
Anomoea laticlavia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA