Rice Beetle Chalepus bicolor (Olivier, 1792)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Coleoptera   >   Family Chrysomelidae   >   Genus Chalepus   

Status:

Found in the eastern U.S.

Relationships:

Associated with grasses in the genus Dichanthelium.

There are 4 records in the project database.

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Rice Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/30/2022). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Rice Beetle in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/29/2017). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Rice Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/30/2022). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A Rice Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/25/2020). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Rice Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/30/2022). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)


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