Dactylispa lenta

Dactylispa lenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Dactylispa
Species:
D. lenta
Binomial name
Dactylispa lenta
Weise, 1902[1]

Dactylispa lenta is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Congo and Tanzania.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Oryza sativa, Loudetia, Hyparrhenia and Sporobolus species, as well as Setaria chevalieri and Setaria megaphylla.[2]

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 3, 2025.