Pentispa collaris

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Pentispa collaris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Pentispa
Species:
P. collaris
Binomial name
Pentispa collaris
(Thunberg, 1805) [1]
Synonyms
  • Chalepus collarisThunberg, 1805
  • Penthispa cyanipennisPic, 1933

Pentispa collaris is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Jamaica.

Biology

The recorded food plants are Brunchosia species. [2]

References

  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  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.