Heterispa costipennis (Boheman, 1858) is a animal in the Chrysomelidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Heterispa costipennis (Boheman, 1858)

Heterispa costipennis (Boheman, 1858)

Heterispa costipennis (Boheman, 1858) is a beetle with distinct colored markings on its body, elytra, and prothorax, and adults grow 5–5.5 mm long.

Family
Genus
Heterispa
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Heterispa costipennis (Boheman, 1858)

Adults of Heterispa costipennis (Boheman, 1858) reach a body length of approximately 5 to 5.5 millimeters. The adult body is primarily black, with a yellow prothorax that bears three black spots. Its elytra are black, featuring an orange spot at the shoulder (humeral region) and a yellow marking at the apex (tip).

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Heterispa

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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