About Octotoma plicatula (Fabricius, 1801)
Octotoma plicatula, commonly known as the trumpet creeper leaf miner, is a species of leaf beetle that belongs to the Chrysomelidae family. It is native to North America, and has been officially recorded in multiple areas of the United States: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.