Diabrotica balteata

Diabrotica balteata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Diabrotica
Species:
D. balteata
Binomial name
Diabrotica balteata
LeConte, 1865

Diabrotica balteata is a species of cucumber beetle in the family Chrysomelidae known commonly as the banded cucumber beetle. It occurs in the Americas, where its distribution extends from the United States to Colombia and Venezuela in South America.[1] It is also present in Cuba.[2] It is a pest of a variety of agricultural crops.[3]

On corn silk
  1. ^ Banded Cucumber Beetle, Diabrotica balteata Leconte. Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine Plant Health - Pest and Diseases Image Library (PaDIL).
  2. ^ Datasheet: Diabrotica balteata. 2017. Invasive Species Compendium. CABI.
  3. ^ Capinera, J. L. Banded Cucumber Beetle, Diabrotica balteata. Entomology and Nematology. University of Florida, IFAS. 1999, revised 2007.