Chaeridiona cupreovirida
| Chaeridiona cupreovirida | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chaeridiona |
| Species: | C. cupreovirida
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaeridiona cupreovirida | |
Chaeridiona cupreovirida is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in China (Fujian).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.75–3.9 mm. They have a shiny metallic golden green head, pronotal disc and elytral disc. The elytra itself are testaceous apically on the explanate margins, except for the exterior angle which is bronzy and the apical margin which is yellowish. The antennae are reddish.[2]
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.[3]
References
- ^ "Chaeridiona cupreovirida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ^ Staines, C. L., 2007, A review of the genus Chaeridiona Baly, 1869 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), Zootaxa 1521 (1), pp. 19-29 : 21-22
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Oncocephalini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 16, 2025.