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Passionflower Flea Beetle
Disonycha discoidea
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Disonycha leptolineata
Pigweed Flea BeetleDisonycha glabrata
Shiny Flea BeetleAsphaera lustrans
Wild Onion MiridMetriorrhynchomiris dislocatus
Iridescent Passionvine Flea BeetleParchicola iris
False Potato BeetleLeptinotarsa juncta
Capraita thyamoides
yellow passionflowerPassiflora lutea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 789 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 141 |
| Texas | 131 |
| Georgia | 69 |
| Virginia | 61 |
| Tennessee | 54 |
| South Carolina | 53 |
| Arkansas | 51 |
| Louisiana | 35 |
| Mississippi | 31 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Leaf Beetles · Chrysomelidae |
| Genus | Disonycha |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Passionflower Flea Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.