Systena frontalis

Systena frontalis
	Adult observed in Mayes County, Oklahoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Systena
Species:	S. frontalis
Binomial name
	Systena frontalis; (Fabricius, 1801)

Systena frontalis, the red-headed flea beetle, is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Dorsal view

It creates "extensive perforations" in the leaves while feeding on common ironweed, Vernonia fasciculata.[4]

References

"Systena frontalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
"Systena frontalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
"Systena frontalis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2017). Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis. Indiana Academy of Sciences.

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[itis-1] "Systena frontalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

[gbif-2] "Systena frontalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

[bg-3] "Systena frontalis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

[fotcr2017-4] Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2017). Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis. Indiana Academy of Sciences.