Bug FAQFour-spotted Texas Phyllobrotica
Phyllobrotica sororia · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Chrysomelidae
The four-spotted Texas Phyllobrotica is a beetle known only from Texas in North America. Its recorded foodplant is the Texas skullcap, Scutellaria drummondii.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The insect is called the four-spotted Texas Phyllobrotica.
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Where it lives
It is found only in Texas, United States.
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What it eats
It feeds on the plant Scutellaria drummondii.
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Where it comes from
Its native range is limited to Texas in North America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What plant does the four-spotted Texas Phyllobrotica eat?
It feeds on Scutellaria drummondii.
Source: Wikipedia
Where is the four-spotted Texas Phyllobrotica found?
It is known only from Texas in the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Chrysomelidae)
Spotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctataDamages trees, gardens or crops
Bean WeevilAcanthoscelides obtectusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Cowpea WeevilCallosobruchus maculatusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Swamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleLabidomera clivicollisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniDamages trees, gardens or crops
Dogbane Leaf BeetleChrysochus auratusSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllobrotica_sororia
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