Cryptocephalus cribripennis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Tribe: | Cryptocephalini |
Genus: | Cryptocephalus |
Species: | C. cribripennis
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Binomial name | |
Cryptocephalus cribripennis J. L. LeConte, 1880
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Cryptocephalus cribripennis is a species leaf beetle found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] The specific epithet cribripennis (from Latin cribro 'sieve', and penna 'wing') refers to its large, sparse elytral punctures. [4][1]