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Heterispa costipennis

Heterispa costipennis

(Boheman, 1858)

Family: Chrysomelidae
Order: Coleoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Heterispa costipennis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo), Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay.

 Adults reach a length of about 5-5.5 mm. Adults are black, while the prothorax is yellow, with three black spots. The elytra are black with a humeral orange spot and apical yellow marking.

Biology: They have been recorded feeding on Paspalum, Panicum and Althaea species, as well as on Sida rhombifolia, Sphaeralcea bonariensis and Malvastrum coromandelianum.

Source: Wikipedia, article Heterispa costipennis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 309446
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Burzaco
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/03/2019
Victor Ferg



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
86530503/01/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresBurzacoVictor Ferg
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Heterispa costipennis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 16/09/2026.