Chalepus walshii in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2012). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Chalepus walshii in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2012). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Chalepus walshii in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2012). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chalepus |
| Species: | C. walshii
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| Binomial name | |
| Chalepus walshii (Crotch, 1873)
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Chalepus walshii is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Canada (Ontario) and the United States (Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin).
Biology
[edit]They have been recorded feeding on Elymus villosus, Hystrix patula and Calmamagrostis canadensis. Adults have been collected on Bromus species (including Bromus anomalus).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Chalepus walshii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Chalepus walshii". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Chalepus walshii species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
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.