Polychalca punctatissima

Polychalca punctatissima
	Polychalca punctatissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Cassidinae
Genus:	Polychalca
Species:	P. punctatissima
Binomial name
	Polychalca punctatisima; (Wolf, 1818)
Synonyms
	Canistra formosa (Broun) Spaeth, 1914; Cassida formosa Broun, 1880; Cassida punctatissima Wolf, 1818; Cassida smaragdina Vigors, 1826; Cassida variolosa Weber, 1801 nec Olivier, 1790; Desmonota variolosa (Weber) Hope, 1840; Polychalca variolosa (Weber) Dejean, 1837;

Polychalca punctatissima is a species of tortoise beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.

Description

Polychalca punctatissima can reach a length of about 13–17 millimetres (0.51–0.67 in). These beetles feed on Black Sage (Cordia cylindrostachya, Boraginaceae).

Distribution

This species can be found in Brazil and Argentina.

Polychalca punctatissima from Brazil. Mounted specimen

References

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