Octhispa loricata
Species of beetle
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Octhispa loricata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Puerto Rico.
| Octhispa loricata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Octhispa |
| Species: | O. loricata |
| Binomial name | |
| Octhispa loricata (Weise, 1885) | |
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Biology
They have been recorded feeding on Coccoloba uvifera.[1]