Microrhopala pulchella

Microrhopala pulchella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Microrhopala
Species:	M. pulchella
Binomial name
	Microrhopala pulchella; Baly, 1864

Last updated November 07, 2025

Microrhopala pulchella is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico (Guerrero, Jalisco, Morelos, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz)^[1] and Nicaragua.

Biology

The foodplant is unknown, but adults have been collected on Gossypium species and Parthenium hysterophorus .^[2]

References

↑ Mexican leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae, and Chrysomelidae): new records and checklist
↑ 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.

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[1] Mexican leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae, and Chrysomelidae): new records and checklist

[2] 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.

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