Calyptocephala attenuata | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Calyptocephala |
Species: | C. attenuata
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Binomial name | |
Calyptocephala attenuata Spaeth, 1919
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Calyptocephala attenuata is a species of tortoise beetle in the genus Calyptocephala. [1]
Calyptocephala attenuata are egg-shaped with the greatest breadth in the middle of the elytra and the rear being more narrow then the front. The elytra are a shiny blood-red color with small dotted lines from front to back. The first two segments of the antennae are red and the other segments are black. [2]
This species can be found in South America and Central America. [3] [4]