Downesia gestroi
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Downesia |
| Species: | D. gestroi
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| Binomial name | |
| Downesia gestroi | |
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Downesia gestroi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (Yunnan), India (Sikkim, West Bengal), Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Neyraudia species and Phragmites communis.[2]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Gonophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 1, 2025.