Cladispa ecuadorica
| Cladispa ecuadorica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cladispa |
| Species: | C. ecuadorica
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| Binomial name | |
| Cladispa ecuadorica Sekerka & Windsor, 2014
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Cladispa ecuadorica is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Ecuador.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.95-7.62 mm. The head, pronotum and scutellum are yellow. The elytra are also yellow, but with a basal and apical metallic blue band.
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species, but it is thought to feed on orchids.[1]
Etymology
The species is named after Ecuador.[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sekerka, L.; Windsor, D.M.; Dury, G.J. (2014). "Cladispa Baly: revision, biology and reassignment of the genus to the tribe Spilophorini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Systematic Entomology. 39 (3): 518–530. Retrieved September 23, 2025.