Heterispa costipennis
species of insect
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, Pernambuco), 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.
Biology
They have been recorded feeding on Paspalum, Panicum and Althaea species, as well as on Sida rhombifolia, Sphaeralcea bonariensis and Malvastrum coromandelianum.
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