Caledonispa freycinetiae
| Caledonispa freycinetiae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Caledonispa |
| Species: | C. freycinetiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Caledonispa freycinetiae | |
Caledonispa freycinetiae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Caledonia.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 14-16.4 mm. They are reddish brown to pitchy or pale yellow. The head is pale reddish brown and the antennae are red (becoming pitchy apically). The prothorax is reddish brown, but slightly pitchy on the apical margin. The elytra are mostly reddish brown.
The larvae are pale creamy white, in part testaceous to pitchy black. They reach a length of about 25.5 mm.[2]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Freycinetia (adults) and Ptychosperma (larvae) species.[3] The adults feed in the crowns of Freycinetia vines. The larvae bore in the top of the shoot at the base of the crown, in small palms of the genus Ptychosperma species.
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Hispine beetles from New Caledonia (Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (2). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 101–121. Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ 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.