Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Nesaecrepida darwini
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Herbivore; littoral and arid zones; February–May; on bushes.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Chrysomeloidea
Family
Chrysomelidae
Section
Alticini
Genus
Nesaecrepida
Species
darwini
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Docema darwini Mutchler, 1925, fide Peck (2006) "To be formally transfered to Naesaecrepida by Samuelson (in prep.)".
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Eden, Española, Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, Seymour, Plaza Sur
- Franz, H. (1985) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Koleopterenfauna der Galapagos-Inseln. Österr. Akad. Wissensch. Mathem.-naturw. Kl., Abt. I, 194(1-5): 73-124.
- Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
- Mutchler, A.J. (1938) Coleoptera from the Galapagos Islands. American Museum Novitates 981: 1-19.
- Mutchler, A.J. (1925) Coleoptera. From the Williams Galapagos Expedition. Zoologica 5(20): 219-240.
- Peck, S.B. (2006) The Beetles of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity (Insecta: Coleoptera) NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 314 pp.
- Van Dyke, E.C. (1953) The Coleoptera of the Galapagos Islands. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 22: 1-181.
- Verdyck, P. Desender, K. (1999) Hierarchical population genetic analysis reveals metapopulation structure in a phytophagous galápagos beetle. Belg. J. Zool. 129: 95-104.
- Verdyck, P. Desender, K. (2000) Leaf feeding preferences in the monophagous saltbush flea beetle Nesaecrepida darwini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Entomologie 70: 255-258.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Nesaecrepida darwini", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6659. Accessed 4 June 2026.