''Anomoea laticlavia'' (Persimmon beetle, Clay-colored leaf beetle) is a reddish-brown and black
leaf beetle native to central and eastern North America. It feeds on the leaves of Fabaceae, persimmons, and other species in its adult phase.
Description
''A. laticlavia'' adults are 7 to 12mm. It is recognizable with variable width black suture on a reddish-brown
elytron. Males' front legs are relatively large.
''A. laticlavia'' is in the unranked taxon
Camptosomata
Camptosomata are the case-bearing leaf beetles or camptosomates, named for their larval habit of carrying a case of waste material. This group consists of two subfamilies of Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles): Lamprosomatinae and Cryptocephalinae (whi ...
, or case-bearing leaf beetles.
Ecology
Larvae are subterranean root or litter feeders. Reported adult host-plants include
legumes
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock fo ...
,
oaks,
willows,
persimmon, and
ragweed. Some Florida populations are identified as a subspecies.
See also
*
Leaf beetle
References
External links
* EO
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Beetles of North America
Clytrini
Beetles described in 1771
Taxa named by Johann Reinhold Forster