Calyptocephala attenuata


Calyptocephala attenuata is a species of tortoise beetle in the genus Calyptocephala.

Description

Calyptocephala attenuata are egg-shaped with the greatest breadth in the middle of the elytra and the rear being more narrow then the front. The elytra are a shiny blood-red color with small dotted lines from front to back. The first two segments of the antennae are red and the other segments are black.

Distribution

This species can be found in South America and Central America, where it has been recorded from Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama and Suriname.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Chamaedorea wendlandiana and Oenocarpus panamanus.