| Blepharida | |
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| Adult Blepharida rhois, or Sumac Flea Beetle | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
| Tribe: | Alticini |
| Genus: | Blepharida Chevrolat, 1836 |
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Blepharida is a genus of leaf beetles of the subfamily Galerucinae.[1] They have co-evolved with plants in the genus Bursera, which they feed on. The plants have developed a sticky, poisonous resin that sprays out when the leaves are bitten into, and the beetles have evolved to cut through the veins of the leaves to disable this mechanism first.[2] There are currently 73 known species in Blepharida, which are found in the Nearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical and southern Palearctic realms.[3]
- ^ "Genus Blepharida - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ "The Co-Evolution of a Beetle and a Plant". cals.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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