Chalepus bicolor

Chalepus bicolor is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America,^[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Canada (Ontario) and the United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia).

Chalepus bicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Chalepus
Species:	C. bicolor
Binomial name
Chalepus bicolor (Olivier, 1792)
Synonyms
Hispa bicolor Olivier, 1792 Chalepus rufogaster Thunberg, 1805 Odontota rufiventris Suffrian, 1868

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.3‒7.6 mm. They have a red pronotum, while the elytron is dark.^[3]

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Dichanthelium clandestinum, Dichanthelium nitidum, Panicum microcarpon and Panicum oligosanthes.^[4]