Heterispa costipennis
| Heterispa costipennis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Heterispa |
| Species: | H. costipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterispa costipennis (Boheman, 1858)
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Heterispa costipennis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo), Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5-5.5 mm. Adults are black, while the prothorax is yellow, with three black spots. The elytra are black with a humeral orange spot and apical yellow marking.[1]
Biology
They have been recorded feeding on Paspalum, Panicum and Althaea species, as well as on Sida rhombifolia, Sphaeralcea bonariensis and Malvastrum coromandelianum.[2]
References
- ^ Weise, J. (1906). "Hispinae, Coccinellidae et Endomychidae Argentinia et vecinitate e collectione Bruchiana" (PDF). Revista del Museo de La Plata. 12: 219–232. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.