Chalepus bacchus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chalepus |
| Species: | C. bacchus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chalepus bacchus (Newman, 1840)
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Chalepus bacchus is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia).
Biology
[edit]The foodplant is unknown, but adults have been found on grass, including Panicum repens.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.