Xenispa costaricensis
| Xenispa costaricensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Xenispa |
| Species: | X. costaricensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenispa costaricensis (Uhmann, 1930)[1]
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Xenispa costaricensis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
Biology
[edit]The recorded food plant is Chusquea simpliciflora.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Sekerka, L. (2014). "Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 54 (1): 257–314. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 19, 2025.