Uroplata girardi

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Uroplata girardi
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Uroplata
Species:
U. girardi
Binomial name
Uroplata girardi
Pic, 1934 [1]
Synonyms
  • Uroplata girardi rectangulaUhmann, 1953
  • Uroplata compactaSpaeth, 1937

Uroplata girardi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is native to Argentina, Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul) and Paraguay, but has been introduced to Australia, the Caroline Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, Ghana, Guam, Hawaii, India, the Mariana Islands, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Palau, the Philippines, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tanzania, the Tonga Islands, Trinidad, Uganda, Vanuatu and Zambia.

Biology

The recorded food plant for the larvae is Lantana camara . Adults feed on Lippia alba , Lantana montevidensis , Lantana trifolia , Tectona grandis and Verbena triphylla . [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.