Uroplata lantanae
| Uroplata lantanae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Uroplata |
| Species: | U. lantanae
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| Binomial name | |
| Uroplata lantanae Buzzi & Winder, 1981
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Uroplata lantanae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is native to Brazil (Paraná), but has been introduced to Australia and South Africa, as a biological control agent.[1]
Biology
The recorded food plants are Lantana camara and Lantana tiliaefolia.[2] Adults have been observed feeding by rasping leaves, while the larvae mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]
References
- ^ a b Uroplata lantanae Buzzi & Winder (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae), a Potential biological control agent of Lantana camara in Australia
- ^ 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.