Colaspis floridana
In 3 days ~10%
Colaspis floridana is a species of leaf beetle from North America. It mainly occurs in the southeastern United States, including Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. In the adult stage, Colaspis floridana is a small oval beetle, between 4.0 and 5.5 mm (0.16 and 0.22 in) in length. Its color is yellowish-brown to pale reddish-brown, with rows of darker brown punctures on its elytra. It is very similar to the closely related Colaspis brunnea, but is readily distinguished by the first two elytral costae being wider and separated by a single row of punctures.
Colaspis floridana was originally described by Charles Schaeffer in 1933 as a variety of Colaspis brunnea, and was elevated to species rank in 1974 by Doris Blake. Another species of Colaspis was mistakenly described under the same name by Blake in 1977; after discovering the error, Edward Riley renamed that species as C. pseudofavosa.
Although little has been published specific to the larval behavior of C. floridana, its life history is likely to be similar to that of closely related species such as C. brunnea, in which the larvae feed underground on roots of grasses... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Colaspis floridana sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 752nd most-seen of the 826 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Colaspis floridana in Miami on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Miami, in our data
Miami is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Colaspis floridana sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Colaspis floridana that you can see in Miami (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Palmetto Tortoise Beetle (about 10%), Common Sieve Tortoise Beetle (about 10%) and Iridescent Tortoise Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Colaspis floridana is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (5 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
