Callispa elegans
Species of beetle
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Callispa elegans is a species of tortoise beetles (insects in the subfamily Cassidinae) found in Southern Asia, with records from Indonesia (Java, Sumatra) and Malaysia.
| Callispa elegans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Callispa |
| Species: | C. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Callispa elegans | |
Biology
This species has been recorded feeding on Zalacca conferta, Cyrtostachys lacca, Salacca species, Calamus manan, Calamus caesius, Calamus scipionum, Elaeis guineensis, Caryota mitis, Iguanura geonomiformis, Korthalsia rigida, Korthalsia rostrata, Pinanga disticha and Pinanga scortechinii.[2]
