''Colaspis pseudofavosa'' is a species of

leaf beetle The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...

from North America. It is a post-harvest pest of

blueberries Blueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section ''Cyanococcus'' within the genus '' Vaccinium''. ''Vaccinium'' also includes cranberries ...

in the

southeastern United States The Southeastern United States, also referred to as the American Southeast or simply the Southeast, is a geographical region of the United States. It is located broadly on the eastern portion of the southern United States and the southern po ...

, and also feeds on plants such as southern wax myrtles (''

Myrica cerifera ''Myrica cerifera'' is a small evergreen tree or large shrub native to North and Central America and the Caribbean. Its common names include southern wax myrtle, southern bayberry, candleberry, bayberry tree, and tallow shrub. It sees uses both ...

'') and

pecan The pecan (''Carya illinoinensis'') is a species of hickory native to the southern United States and northern Mexico in the region of the Mississippi River. The tree is cultivated for its seed in the southern United States, primarily in Georgia, ...

s (''Carya illinoinensis''). The species was originally described under the name ''Colaspis floridana'' by the American entomologist

Doris Holmes Blake Doris Holmes Blake, ''née'' Doris Mildred Holmes (January 11, 1892 – December 3, 1978), was an American entomologist and scientific illustrator. She was an expert on chrysomelidae (leaf beetles). Life Doris Holmes was raised in a middle-c ...

in 1977. However, this name was already used by a species described by

Charles Frederic August Schaeffer Charles Frederic August Schaeffer (12 June 1860 – 29 August 1934) was an American entomologist who specialized in beetles, particularly chrysomelids and weevils. He described 109 species in 91 genera and some species like ''Taphrocerus schaeffe ...

in 1933, so it was renamed by Edward G. Riley to ''Colaspis pseudofavosa'' the following year. This name was chosen for the species' similarity to ''

Colaspis favosa ''Colaspis favosa'' is a species of leaf beetle from North America. It is found mostly along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the United States; its range spans from Texas to Georgia and to New York New York most commonly refers to: * New ...

''.

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