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Disonycha admirabila
Disonycha admirabila
Insecta
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Small
Diet
Herbivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
North America
Movement
Hopping
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Speed
Status
Rare

About

This flea beetle lives on foliage throughout many parts of North America. Its powerful hind legs allow it to launch into the air at speeds reaching fifty times its length.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
  3. 3.
    subadult
    A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Chrysomelidae
Genus
Disonycha
Species
Disonycha admirabila