Bug FAQBrassy Ball Leaf Beetle
Spintherophyta globosa · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Chrysomelidae
The Brassy Ball Leaf Beetle has a rounded, dark body with red-orange legs, antennae and mouthparts. It lives across eastern North America, from the East Coast west to Colorado, western Texas, and possibly Arizona and Mexico. The species eats a wide variety of plants, being polyphagous.
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How to recognize it
Its body is dark brown to black and its legs, antennae and mouthparts are red-orange.
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Size
The beetle has a globose (rounded) shape.
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Where it lives
It is a leaf beetle found in North America.
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What it eats
The beetle feeds on many kinds of plants.
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Where it comes from
Its range covers the area east of the Rocky Mountains, from the East Coast to Colorado and western Texas, and may extend into Arizona and Mexico.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 13 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What does the Brassy Ball Leaf Beetle look like?
It has a rounded dark body with red-orange legs, antennae and mouthparts.
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Where is this beetle found?
It occurs east of the Rockies in the United States and may also be present in Arizona and Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Chrysomelidae)
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Swamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleLabidomera clivicollisDamages trees, gardens or crops
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Dogbane Leaf BeetleChrysochus auratusSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spintherophyta_globosa
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