Polychalca punctatissima

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

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

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.

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  Polychalca punctatissima from Brazil. Mounted specimen

References

• Biolib
• Biol.uni.wroc.pl