Chalepus bacchus

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).

Chalepus bacchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Chalepus
Species:	C. bacchus
Binomial name
Chalepus bacchus (Newman, 1840)
Synonyms
Hispa bacchus Newman, 1840

Biology

The foodplant is unknown, but adults have been found on grass, including Panicum repens.^[1]