About Octotoma scabripennis Guérin-Méneville, 1844
Octotoma scabripennis is commonly called the lantana leafminer and the lantana leaf beetle. It is a species of beetle that belongs to the Chrysomelidae family. This species is originally native to Central America, where it has been documented in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. It has been intentionally introduced to Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Ghana, Guam, Hawaii, India, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, and South Africa, with the purpose of controlling the invasive plant Lantana camara.
