Brontispa chalybeipennis
| Brontispa chalybeipennis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Brontispa |
| Species: | B. chalybeipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Brontispa chalybeipennis (Zacher, 1913)
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Brontispa chalybeipennis, the blue coconut leaf beetle, is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Hawaii and Micronesia (Caroline Islands, Kosrae, Marshall Islands, Palau Islands, Ponape).
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Cocos nucifera, Exorrhiza ponapensis and Pandanus species.[1]
References
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Cryptonychini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.