Platycorynus peregrinus | |
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Platycorynus peregrinus from Myanmar. Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Platycorynus |
Species: | P. peregrinus |
Binomial name | |
Platycorynus peregrinus (Herbst, 1783) | |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
Platycorynus peregrinus is a species of beetles belonging to the Chrysomelidae family.
Platycorynus peregrinus can reach a length of 9–11.5 millimetres (0.35–0.45 in) and a width of 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). The body is usually metallic blue, sometimes blue-black or blue-violet.
This leaf eating beetle is primarily herbivorous and secondarily graminivorous. The preferred host plants are the very toxic Calotropis procera , various Digitaria species and some plants of economic importance (e.g. Solanum melongena , Hibiscus esculentus , Abelmoschus esculentus , Lycopersicon esculentum and Solanum tuberosum ).
This species can be found in Pakistan, [3] India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, SW China and Malaysia.