Micrispa costi

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Micrispa costi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Micrispa
Species:
M. costi
Binomial name
Micrispa costi
(Gressitt, 1957) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gonophora costiGressitt, 1957

Micrispa costi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (New Britain, New Ireland).

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Costus and Alpinia species. [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.