Oediopalpa cyanipennis
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Oediopalpa |
| Species: | O. cyanipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oediopalpa cyanipennis | |
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Oediopalpa cyanipennis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil and French Guiana.
Description
Adults are oblong-ovate, rather broader behind, and bright shining red, with the elytra bright metallic blue and the antennae and knees black, the former slender, filiform and shorter than half the body.[2]
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.[3]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Spilophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.