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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Hispa |
| Species: | H. atra |
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Hispa atra is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found across most of Europe and large parts of Asia and North Africa.
Life history
[edit]The recorded host plants for this species are Dactylis, Poa, Elytrigia, Calamagrostis, Agrostis, Helictotrichon and Triticum species, as well as Apropyrum repans and Elymus repens.[2] They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts at the tip of the leaf, and has the form of a tunnel that widens gradually. Pupation can take place both inside and outside the mine.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ↑ Ellis WN 2001-2025. Plant parasites of Europe: leafminers, galls and fungi.