Adults of Calligrapha californica coreopsivora are recorded feeding upon cultivated Coreopsis tinctoria in southwestern Virginia. Coreopsis tinctoria is an unrecorded host plant of this beetle

Williams, Charles E

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The Great Lakes Entomologist 
Volume 22 
Number 2 - Summer 1989 Number 2 - Summer 
1989 
Article 7 
June 1989 
Coreopsis Tinctoria: An Unrecorded Host Plant of Adult 
Calligrapha Callfornica Coreopsivora (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) 
Charles E. Williams 
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 
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Williams, Charles E. 1989. "Coreopsis Tinctoria: An Unrecorded Host Plant of Adult Calligrapha Callfornica 
Coreopsivora (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 22 (2) 
Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol22/iss2/7 
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1989 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST 99 
COREOPSIS TlNCTORIA: AN UNRECORDED HOST PLANT OF 
ADULT CALLlGRAPHA CALlFORNICA COREOPSIVORA 
(COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) 
Charles E. Williams I 
ABSTRACT 
Adults of Calligrapha californica coreopsivora are recorded feeding upon cultivated 
Coreopsis tinctoria in southwestern Virginia. Coreopsis tinctoria is an unrecorded host 
plant of this beetle. 
Adults and larvae of Calligrapha californica coreopsivora Brown are reported to feed 
upon plants in three genera of Asteraceae: Ambrosia (ragweeds), Bidens (beggar-ticks), 
and Coreopsis (tickseeds) (Brown 1945, Wilcox 1972). Recorded host plants for C. c. 
coreopsivora include Bidens cernua, B. frondosa (Brown 1945), and Coreopsis lanceo­
lata (Britton 1902). Brown (1945) also mentioned this beetle feeding upon cultivated 
Coreopsis in Canada but did not list species names. At least 12 species of Coreopsis are 
cultivated in North America, most of which are native to the United States and Canada 
(Bailey 1951). 
During late June and early July of 1987 and 1988 I collected adults of C. c. 
coreopsivora from Coreopsis tinctoria growing in a small wildflower garden in 
Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. Beetles fed readily on leaves of plants but 
were present at low numbers both years and caused little damage. No eggs or larvae were 
observed. Coreopsis tinctoria is a previously unrecorded host of C. c. coreopsivora. Host 
plant and insect voucher specimens have been deposited in the herbarium and insect 
museum at VPI and SU. 
Coreopsis tinctoria is an annual species primarily native to the central United States, 
usually occurring on roadside ditches, wet sandy soils and railroad embankments (Smith 
1976). It is also widely naturalized in the U.S. (e.g., Jepson 1963, Harvill et al. 1986). 
The natural range of Coreopsis tinctoria lies within the range of C. c. coreopsivora 
(Brown 1945, Wilcox 1972), thus this plant may be a native host of C. c. coreopsivora 
in portions of the eastern and central U. S. as well as an adventitious host in other regions. 
LITERATURE CITED 
Bailey, L. H. 1951. Manual of cultivated plants. Macmillan Publ. Co. New York, 1116 p. 

Britton, W. E. 1902. First report of the State Entomologist f Connecticut. pp. 275-276. 

Brown, W. J. 1945. Food-plants and distribution of the species of CalUgrapha in Canada, with 

descriptions of new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Canadian Entomol. 77:117-133. 
IDepartment of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Instimte and State University, Blacksburg, VA 
24061. Present address: Department of Biology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 
24450 
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Harvill, A. M., Jr., T R. Bradley, C. E. Stevens, T. F. Wieboldt, D. M. E. Ware and D. W. Ogle. 
1986. Atlas of the Virginia Flora. 2nd ed. Virginia Botanical Associates. Fannville, VA. 135 p. 
Jepson, W. L. 1963. A manual of the flowering plants of California. University of California Press. 
Berkeley, CA. 1238 p. 
Smith, E. B. 1976. A biosystematie survey of Co eopsis in eastern United States and Canada. Sida 
6:123-215. 
Wilcox, J. A. 1972. A review of the North American chrysomeline leaf beetles (Coleoptera: 
Chrysomelidae). New York State Sci. Ser. Bull. 421:1-37. 
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The Great Lakes Entomologist Volume 22 Number 2 - Summer 1989 Number 2 - Summer 1989 Article 7 June 1989 Coreopsis Tinctoria: An Unrecorded Host Plant of Adult Calligrapha Callfornica Coreopsivora (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Charles E. Williams Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle Part of the Entomology Commons Recommended Citation Williams, Charles E. 1989. "Coreopsis Tinctoria: An Unrecorded Host Plant of Adult Calligrapha Callfornica Coreopsivora (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 22 (2) Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol22/iss2/7 This Peer-Review Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Biology at ValpoScholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Great Lakes Entomologist by an authorized administrator of ValpoScholar. For more information, please contact a ValpoScholar staff member at scholar@valpo.edu. 1989 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST 99 COREOPSIS TlNCTORIA: AN UNRECORDED HOST PLANT OF ADULT CALLlGRAPHA CALlFORNICA COREOPSIVORA (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) Charles E. Williams I ABSTRACT Adults of Calligrapha californica coreopsivora are recorded feeding upon cultivated Coreopsis tinctoria in southwestern Virginia. Coreopsis tinctoria is an unrecorded host plant of this beetle. Adults and larvae of Calligrapha californica coreopsivora Brown are reported to feed upon plants in three genera of Asteraceae: Ambrosia (ragweeds), Bidens (beggar-ticks), and Coreopsis (tickseeds) (Brown 1945, Wilcox 1972). Recorded host plants for C. c. coreopsivora include Bidens cernua, B. frondosa (Brown 1945), and Coreopsis lanceo­lata (Britton 1902). Brown (1945) also mentioned this beetle feeding upon cultivated Coreopsis in Canada but did not list species names. At least 12 species of Coreopsis are cultivated in North America, most of which are native to the United States and Canada (Bailey 1951). During late June and early July of 1987 and 1988 I collected adults of C. c. coreopsivora from Coreopsis tinctoria growing in a small wildflower garden in Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. Beetles fed readily on leaves of plants but were present at low numbers both years and caused little damage. No eggs or larvae were observed. Coreopsis tinctoria is a previously unrecorded host of C. c. coreopsivora. Host plant and insect voucher specimens have been deposited in the herbarium and insect museum at VPI and SU. Coreopsis tinctoria is an annual species primarily native to the central United States, usually occurring on roadside ditches, wet sandy soils and railroad embankments (Smith 1976). It is also widely naturalized in the U.S. (e.g., Jepson 1963, Harvill et al. 1986). The natural range of Coreopsis tinctoria lies within the range of C. c. coreopsivora (Brown 1945, Wilcox 1972), thus this plant may be a native host of C. c. coreopsivora in portions of the eastern and central U. S. as well as an adventitious host in other regions. LITERATURE CITED Bailey, L. H. 1951. Manual of cultivated plants. Macmillan Publ. Co. New York, 1116 p. Britton, W. E. 1902. First report of the State Entomologist f Connecticut. pp. 275-276. Brown, W. J. 1945. Food-plants and distribution of the species of CalUgrapha in Canada, with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Canadian Entomol. 77:117-133. IDepartment of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Instimte and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061. Present address: Department of Biology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450 1Williams: Coreopsis Tinctoria: An Unrecorded Host Plant of Adult Published by ValpoScholar, 1989100 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST VoL 22, No.2 Harvill, A. M., Jr., T R. Bradley, C. E. Stevens, T. F. Wieboldt, D. M. E. Ware and D. W. Ogle. 1986. Atlas of the Virginia Flora. 2nd ed. Virginia Botanical Associates. Fannville, VA. 135 p. Jepson, W. L. 1963. A manual of the flowering plants of California. University of California Press. Berkeley, CA. 1238 p. Smith, E. B. 1976. A biosystematie survey of Co eopsis in eastern United States and Canada. Sida 6:123-215. Wilcox, J. A. 1972. A review of the North American chrysomeline leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). New York State Sci. Ser. Bull. 421:1-37. 2The Great Lakes Entomologist, Vol. 22, No. 2 [1989], Art. 7https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol22/iss2/7

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