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Colaspis
Colaspis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are considered to be pests, such as the grape colaspis (Colaspis brunnea). Some species are known from the fossil record from the Eocene of Colorado in the United States.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

brunnea species group
complexColaspis brunnea

Colaspis laeta
speciesColaspis laeta

Colaspis bridarollii
speciesColaspis bridarollii

Banana Fruit-scarring Beetle
speciesColaspis hypochlora

Colaspis cribricollis
speciesColaspis cribricollis

Pine Colaspis
speciesColaspis pini

Colaspis aenea
speciesColaspis aenea

suilla species group
complexColaspis suilla
Colaspis townsendi
speciesColaspis townsendi

Colaspis lebasi
speciesColaspis lebasi

Texas Milkvine Colaspis
speciesColaspis brownsvillensis

Colaspis favosa
complexColaspis favosa

Colaspis gemmingeri
speciesColaspis gemmingeri

Colaspis deleta
speciesColaspis deleta

Colaspis recurva
speciesColaspis recurva

Colaspis favosa
speciesColaspis favosa

Colaspis crinicornis
speciesColaspis crinicornis

Colaspis sanjoseana
speciesColaspis sanjoseana

Colaspis pseudofavosa
speciesColaspis pseudofavosa

Colaspis flavocostata
speciesColaspis flavocostata

Colaspis confusa
speciesColaspis confusa

Green-headed Colaspis Leaf Beetle
speciesColaspis viridiceps

Colaspis darlingtoni
speciesColaspis darlingtoni

Colaspis mexicana
speciesColaspis mexicana

Colaspis flavicornis
speciesColaspis flavicornis

Colaspis impressa
speciesColaspis impressa

Colaspis viriditincta
speciesColaspis viriditincta

Colaspis arizonensis
speciesColaspis arizonensis

Arizona Milkweed Colaspis
speciesColaspis nigrocyanea

Colaspis perturbata
speciesColaspis perturbata

Colaspis cruriflava
speciesColaspis cruriflava

Colaspis interstitialis
speciesColaspis interstitialis

Colaspis freyi
speciesColaspis freyi

Colaspis levicostata
speciesColaspis levicostata

Colaspis caligula
speciesColaspis caligula

Colaspis smaragdula
speciesColaspis smaragdula

Colaspis suggona
speciesColaspis suggona
Colaspis lauei
speciesColaspis lauei
Colaspis stenorachis
speciesColaspis stenorachis
Colaspis callichloris
speciesColaspis callichloris
Colaspis chloropsis
speciesColaspis chloropsis
Colaspis fulvotestacea
speciesColaspis fulvotestacea
Colaspis xanthophaia
speciesColaspis xanthophaia
Colaspis lata
speciesColaspis lata
Colaspis inconstans
speciesColaspis inconstans
Colaspis jalapae
speciesColaspis jalapae
Colaspis longipennis
speciesColaspis longipennis
Colaspis similaris
speciesColaspis similaris
Colaspis compta
speciesColaspis compta
Colaspis championi
speciesColaspis championi
Colaspis chapalensis
speciesColaspis chapalensis
Colaspis chapuisi
speciesColaspis chapuisi
Colaspis dugesi
speciesColaspis dugesi
Colaspis yucatana
speciesColaspis yucatana
Colaspis tabacilla
speciesColaspis tabacilla
Colaspis monrosi
speciesColaspis monrosi
Colaspis calcarifera
speciesColaspis calcarifera
Colaspis delphina
speciesColaspis delphina
Colaspis proteus
speciesColaspis proteus
Colaspis pseudogeminata
speciesColaspis pseudogeminata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 174322.