Cladispa ecuadorica

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Cladispa ecuadorica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cladispa
Species:
C. ecuadorica
Binomial name
Cladispa ecuadorica
Sekerka & Windsor, 2014

Cladispa ecuadorica is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Ecuador.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.95-7.62 mm. The head, pronotum and scutellum are yellow. The elytra are also yellow, but with a basal and apical metallic blue band.

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species, but it is thought to feed on orchids. [1]

Etymology

The species is named after Ecuador. [2]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Sekerka, L.; Windsor, D.M.; Dury, G.J. (2014). "Cladispa Baly: revision, biology and reassignment of the genus to the tribe Spilophorini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Systematic Entomology. 39 (3): 518–530. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
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