Systena frontalis
Appearance
Systena frontalis | |
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Adult observed in Mayes County, Oklahoma | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Systena |
Species: | S. frontalis
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Binomial name | |
Systena frontalis (Fabricius, 1801)
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Systena frontalis, the red-headed flea beetle, is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
It creates "extensive perforations" in the leaves while feeding on common ironweed, Vernonia fasciculata.[4]
References
- ^ "Systena frontalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Systena frontalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Systena frontalis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2017). Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis. Indiana Academy of Sciences.