Cephaloleia vicina


Cephaloleia vicina is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.9–6.7 mm. The head, antennae and scutellum are black, while the pronotum is yellow with a triangular black macula behind the head on the anterior margin. The elytron is black with narrow yellow vittae which become obsolete on the apical one-fifth.

Biology

The recorded host plants are Heliconia species, while adults also feed on Heliconia species, but also on Calathea and Ischnosiphon species.