Coptocycla texana explained

Coptocycla texana, the anacua tortoise beetle, is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

This monophagous beetle feeds entirely on the leaves of the anacua (Ehretia anacua).^[1]

Further reading

• Book: A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). 1999. Borowiec . Lech. Biologicae Silesiae. 978-83-909804-4-7.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26091-7.

Notes and References

1. Book: Taber, Stephen Welton . Invertebrates of Central Texas Wetlands . Scott B. Fleenor . . 2005 . 978-0-89672-550-8 . 147–148.