Leptispa graminum

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Leptispa graminum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Leptispa
Species:
L. graminum
Binomial name
Leptispa graminum
Gestro, 1906 [1]

Leptispa graminum is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guiana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Saccharum species, Oryza sativa and Rottboellia exaltata . [2]

References

  1. "Leptispa graminum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  2. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Leptispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 15, 2025.