Microrhopala perforata

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Microrhopala perforata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Microrhopala
Species:
M. perforata
Binomial name
Microrhopala perforata
Baly, 1864
Synonyms
  • Microrhopala perforata submaculataPic, 1932

Microrhopala perforata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Nicaragua.

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Salvia species and Marsypianthes chamaedrys . [1]

References

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