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| Heterispa costipennis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Heterispa |
| Species: | H. costipennis |
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| Heterispa costipennis (Boheman, 1858) | |
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Heterispa costipennis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, Pernambuco), Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay.[1]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5-5.5 mm. Adults are black, while the prothorax is yellow, with three black spots. The elytra are black with a humeral orange spot and apical yellow marking.[2]
Biology
[edit]They have been recorded feeding on Paspalum, Panicum and Althaea species, as well as on Sida rhombifolia, Sphaeralcea bonariensis and Malvastrum coromandelianum.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Mota, A. A.; Sekerka, L.; Jilg, J.; Arous, E.; Machado, R. J. P.; Simões, M. V. dos P. (2026). "Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Pernambuco, Brazil: New records, nomenclatural changes, and identification key of tribes". Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia. 66 (special 1). Retrieved September 8, 2026.
This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license. - ↑ Weise, J. (1906). "Hispinae, Coccinellidae et Endomychidae Argentinia et vecinitate e collectione Bruchiana" (PDF). Revista del Museo de La Plata. 12: 219–232. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
- ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.