Eastern Babia

Babia quadriguttata

''Babia quadriguttata'', the eastern babia, is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.

This is the only black and red Clytrini in e. US.
Eastern Babia (Babia quadriguttata) This tiny beetle was found on foliage at the edge of a dense mixed forest. Babia quadriguttata,Geotagged,Spring,United States

Appearance

The short serrate antennae and shiny, feebly punctate upper surface will separate it from other black and red Cryptocephalinae.

Naming

These four subspecies belong to the species ''Babia quadriguttata'':
⤷  ''Babia quadriguttata magnasmokiae'' Moldenke, 1970
⤷  ''Babia quadriguttata pulla'' Lacordaire, 1848
⤷  ''Babia quadriguttata quadriguttata''
⤷  ''Babia quadriguttata tenuis'' Schaeffer

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusBabia
SpeciesB. quadriguttata
Photographed in
United States of America