Dactylispa spinigera

Dactylispa spinigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Dactylispa
Species:	D. spinigera
Binomial name
	Dactylispa spinigera; (Gyllenhal, 1817)
Synonyms
	Hispa spinigeraGyllenhal, 1817 ; Dactylispa gologoloensisUhmann, 1928 ;

Last updated October 29, 2025

Dactylispa spinigera is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Cameroon, Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Life history

The recorded host plant for this species is Oryza sativa .^[2]

References

↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 3, 2025.

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[1] Integrated Taxonomic Information System

[2] Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 3, 2025.

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