Gonophora pulchella

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Gonophora pulchella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Gonophora
Species:
G. pulchella
Binomial name
Gonophora pulchella
Gestro, 1888 [1]
Synonyms
  • Gonophora bengalensisWeise, 1908
  • Gonophora pulchella clermontiPic, 1927
  • Gonophora pulchella vitalisiiPic, 1930
  • Gonophora annamitaPic, 1930

Gonophora pulchella is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China (Hainan, Yunnan), India (Annam, Assam, Manipur, Sikkim), Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Canna indica , Hedychium coronarium , Alpinia pumila and Alpinia oxyphylla . [2]

References

  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Gonophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 1, 2025.