Sumac Flea Beetle

Blepharida (Blepharida) rhois (Forster 1771)

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Blepharida rhois (Sumac Flea Beetle) is a species of Coleoptera in the family Chrysomelidae. They visit flowers of fragrant sumac. Individuals can grow to 6 mm.

EOL has data for 12 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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host of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002453
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Tetrastichus ovipransus Crosby & Leonard 1917
parasitized by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002445
- Comment: Auto-added during harvest #37. A human needs to edit this.
- Attribution: Global Biotic Interactions
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Tetrastichus ovipransus Crosby & Leonard 1917
preyed upon by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002458
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Euthyrhynchus floridanus (Linnaeus 1767) (Florida Predatory Stink Bug)
body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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6 mm
cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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holometabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.
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eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Rhus copallinum
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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has host
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002454
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Rhus typhina L. (staghorn sumac)
visits
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002618
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Rhus typhina L. (staghorn sumac)
visits flowers of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002622
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Rhus aromatica Ait. (fragrant sumac)

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Sumac Flea Beetle. View this species on GBIF

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