Microrhopala vittata, the goldenrod leaf miner, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] Adults emerge in April. Females lay their eggs in clusters of two to four and cover them in frass. [4]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Microrhopala |
Species: | M. vittata
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Binomial name | |
Microrhopala vittata (Fabricius, 1798)
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![Goldenrod Leaf Miner (Microrhopala vittata) mating](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Goldenrod_Leaf_Miner_%28Microrhopala_vittata%29_mating.jpg/220px-Goldenrod_Leaf_Miner_%28Microrhopala_vittata%29_mating.jpg)
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References
edit- ^ a b "Microrhopala vittata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Microrhopala vittata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Microrhopala vittata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Dohna, Heinrich Zu (2006). "The distribution of eggs per host in a herbivorous insect − intersection of oviposition, dispersal and population dynamics". Journal of Animal Ecology. 75 (2): 387–398. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01059.x. PMID 16637992.
Further reading
edit- Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.
External links
edit- Media related to Microrhopala vittata at Wikimedia Commons