About Lilioceris cheni Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961
Lilioceris cheni Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961, commonly called the air potato leaf beetle, is a species of beetle belonging to the genus Lilioceris. This beetle feeds on air potato plants. Both air potato plants and the air potato leaf beetle are native to Asia, and both have been introduced to regions outside their native range. Air potato plants are an invasive species that occurs throughout Florida. Biologists in Florida introduced this beetle to the state in 2012 to help control the spread of invasive air potato plants.
