Lilioceris cheni
| Lilioceris cheni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Criocerinae |
| Genus: | Lilioceris |
| Species: | L. cheni |
| Binomial name | |
| Lilioceris cheni | |
Lilioceris cheni, the air potato beetle, is a species of beetle in the Lilioceris genus that feeds on air potato plants. Air potatoes and the beetles are from Asia. The air potato plants are an invasive species in Central Florida and the beetles were introduced in 2012 by biologists in Florida in hopes that they will help control the spread of the air potato.[1]
References
- ↑ Nature Conservancy Magazine February / March 2015
Further reading
- Air Potato Leaf Beetle (Suggested Common Name), Lilioceris cheni Gressitt and Kimoto (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Criocerinae) Ted D. Center and William A. Overholt2 University of Florida IFAS Extension
- common name: air potato leaf beetle (suggested common name) scientific name: Lilioceris cheni Gressitt and Kimoto (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Criocerinae) Featured Creatures, University of Florida IFAS