Metazycera purpurata

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Metazycera purpurata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Metazycera
Species:
M. purpurata
Binomial name
Metazycera purpurata

Metazycera purpurata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Suriname and Uruguay.

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Cecropia species. [1]

References

  1. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.