Uroplata coarctata

Uroplata coarctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Uroplata
Species:
U. coarctata
Binomial name
Uroplata coarctata
Weise, 1921[1]
Synonyms
  • Uroplata anonicola Maulik, 1930

Uroplata coarctata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil (Bahia, Districto Federal, Rio de Janeiro) and Paraguay.

Biology

The recorded food plants are Annona squamosa, Rollinia sylvatica and Arrhabidea coleocalyx.[2]

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.