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Dicladispa fabricii
Species of beetle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dicladispa fabricii is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Bismarck Islands, as well as in Indonesia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands (Bougainville, New Britain, New Ireland).
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Description
Larvae are whitish testaceous, but slightly ochraceous on the anterior and postmedian portions of the head capsule and on the central portion of the pronotum. They reach a length of about 4.5 mm.[1]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are various grasses (including Oplismenus species) and Zea mays.[2] The larvae mine between the upper and lower surfaces of the leaves of their host plant. Pupation also takes place here.
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