Orbispa

Last updated

Orbispa
Orbispa confluens.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Chalepini
Genus: Orbispa
Staines & Zamorano, 2012
Species:
O. confluens
Binomial name
Orbispa confluens
Staines & Zamorano, 2012

Orbispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. [1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Orbispa confluens, which is found in Ecuador.

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Trattinnickia rhofolia . [2]

References

  1. iNaturalist
  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.