Blepharida
Blepharida is a genus of leaf beetles of the subfamily Galerucinae. They have co-evolved with plants in the genus "Bursera", which they feed on. The plants have developed a sticky, poisonous resin that sprays out when the leaves are bitten into, and the beetles have evolved to cut through the veins of the leaves to disable this mechanism first.
Q193407
leaf beetle
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Q1303239
Galerucinae
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Q208841
co-evolved
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Q2367288
Bursera
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Q1874969
Blepharida
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parent taxon