Oediopalpa insecta
| Oediopalpa insecta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Oediopalpa |
| Species: | O. insecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Oediopalpa insecta (Uhmann, 1948) | |
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Oediopalpa insecta is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo).[1]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 4.4–5 mm. Adults are greenish metallic, while the legs and antennae are dark with a faint metallic sheen.[2]
Life history
[edit]No host plant has been documented for this species.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Commented catalogue of Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with remarks on the collection of Jaro Mráz in the National Museum in Prague
- ↑ Neue Hispinae aus Suedamerika (Col. Chrysom.).
- ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Spilophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.