Leptispa filiformis
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Leptispa |
| Species: | L. filiformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptispa filiformis | |
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Leptispa filiformis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in southern Europe France (Corsica), Greece (Crete), Italy (mainland, Sardinia and Sicily), Portugal, Spain, Turkey, northern Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia) and the Near East (Palestine, Israel).[2]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Dactylis glomerata, Phragmites australis and Scirpus species.[3]
References
- ^ "Leptispa filiformis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ^ Leptispa filiformis (Germar, 1842) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Portugal
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Leptispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 15, 2025.