| Platycorynus peregrinus | |
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| Platycorynus peregrinus from Myanmar. Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| 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.
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Platycorynus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. Species of the genus are found in Africa and Asia.
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Hyperaxis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in East and Southeast Asia.
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Malegia is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa, Asia and the Caucasus.
Aulexis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in East and Southeast Asia. The related genus Goniopleura is sometimes included as a subgenus.
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Aoria is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. Members of the genus are distributed in East and Southeast Asia. Food plants are known for only a few species, all of which were recorded from Vitaceae.
Massiea is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Asia.
Cleoporus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Asia.
Nodina is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Asia.
Paracrothinium is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Asia.
Fidia is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa.
Callisina is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Asia.
Dermorhytis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is found in south Asia, southeast Asia and southwest China.
Parascela is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Asia. The genus is placed close to Basilepta. According to Romantsov and Moseyko (2019), however, the differences between Parascela and Basilepta are unclear, and Parascela can probably even be considered a species group within Basilepta.
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Heterotrichus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Southeast Asia and Southern China.
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