Cnestispa darwini

Cnestispa darwini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cnestispa
Species:
C. darwini
Binomial name
Cnestispa darwini
Maulik, 1930

Cnestispa darwini is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina and Brazil (Bahia, Para).

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Cymbosema species, Desmodium discolor and Centrosema pubescens.[1]

References

  1. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.