Dicladispa gestroi

Dicladispa gestroi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Dicladispa
Species:
D. gestroi
Binomial name
Dicladispa gestroi
(Chapuis, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hispa gestroi Chapuis, 1877

Dicladispa gestroi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Madagascar.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Oryza sativa, Leerisa hexandra, Ageratum conyzoides, Echinochloa, Panicum, Eleocharis and Scripus species, as well as Pycreus mundii.[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 12, 2025.