Timarcha

Timarcha
T. tenebricosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Timarcha
Latreille, 1829 [1]
Species

T. insparsa
Timarcha lugens
Timarcha marginicollis
Timarcha tenebricosa

Timarcha is a beetle genus of the Chrysomelidae family, with more than 100 described species in three subgenera. The most widely known species is T. tenebricosa, the bloody-nosed beetle. All species are black, wingless organisms. Timarcha are herbivorous species, living mostly on plants belonging to Rubiaceae and Plumbaginaceae, although a few can feed on Brassicaceae and Rosaceae.

References

  1. "Timarcha". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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