Diabrotica speciosa
TaxID: 133126
Basic Information
Diabrotica speciosa
Cucurbit Beetle
Diabrotica speciosa, also known as the cucurbit beetle and in Spanish as vaquita de San Antonio (this common name is also given to many ladybugs) is an insect pest native to South America. Its larvae feed on the roots of crops. The cucurbit beetle is also known to transmit several viruses such as comoviruses and different mosaic viruses. This is native to South America and is now distributed in Central America and other global areas. Common names include the Cucurbit Beetle and San Antonio beetle. Their native land is South America in countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Their current distribution is in Central America including countries such as Costa Rica, Mexico, and Panama. There are no known location or year of first introduction of D. speciosa to new habitats.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Chrysomelidae
Diabrotica
speciosa
unclassified
Species
nan
k__Metazoa;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Coleoptera;f__Chrysomelidae;g__Diabrotica;s__Diabrotica speciosa
nan
Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (16 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
| Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Arachis hypogaea | Host |
| Brassica napus | Host |
| Brassica oleracea var. capitata | Host |
| Citrus | Host |
| Cucurbita maxima | Host |
| Cucurbita pepo | Host |
| Glycine max | Host |
| Ipomoea batatas | Host |
| Malus domestica | Host |
| Phaseolus vulgaris | Host |
Quarantine Status (12 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | Absent | — |
| EPPO A1 | Absent | — |
| Georgia | Absent | 2018 |
| Guatemala | Absent | — |
| Republic of Korea | Quarantine pests | — |
| Sri Lanka | Quarantine pests | — |
| Morocco | Quarantine pest | 2018 |
| Mozambique | Quarantine pests | — |
| Turkey | Unknow | 2016 |
| Ukraine | Absent | 2019 |
Distribution (14 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | — |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Present | — |
| Brazil | Present | |
| Colombia | Present | — |
| Ecuador | Present | — |
| France | Present | — |
| Grenada | Present | — |
| French Guiana | Present | — |
| Mexico | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
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