''Coleothorpa axillaris'' is a
species
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of case-bearing
leaf beetle in the
family
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Chrysomelidae
The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
.
[ It is found in Central America and North America.][
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Subspecies
These eight subspecies
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belong to the species ''Coleothorpa axillaris'':
* ''Coleothorpa axillaris axillaris'' (J. L. LeConte, 1868) i c g
* ''Coleothorpa axillaris canella'' (J. L. LeConte, 1884) i c g
* ''Coleothorpa axillaris corpilosa'' (R. Dahl, 1941) i c g
* ''Coleothorpa axillaris panamintensis'' (Moldenke, 1970) i c g
* ''Coleothorpa axillaris quadratominor'' (Moldenke, 1970) i g b
* ''Coleothorpa axillaris roseaxillaris'' (Moldenke, 1970) i c g
* ''Coleothorpa axillaris rubracanella'' (Moldenke, 1970) i c g
* ''Coleothorpa axillaris sierrensis'' (Moldenke, 1970) i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
References
Further reading
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Clytrini
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Beetles described in 1868
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