Brontispa chalybeipennis
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| Brontispa chalybeipennis | |
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| File:Brontispa chalybepennis.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Brontispa |
| Species: | B. chalybeipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Brontispa chalybeipennis (Zacher, 1913)
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Brontispa chalybeipennis, the blue coconut leaf beetle, is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Hawaii and Micronesia (Caroline Islands, Kosrae, Marshall Islands, Palau Islands, Ponape).
Life history
[edit | edit source]The recorded host plants for this species are Cocos nucifera, Exorrhiza ponapensis and Pandanus species.[1]
References
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