Neochlamisus platani

Neochlamisus platani is a species in the leaf beetle genus Neochlamisus. This beetle feeds, mates, and oviposits on their host plant American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), where it prefers young trees.^[2] Its common name is the sycamore leaf beetle for this reason.

Neochlamisus platani
Adults mating on the host plant Platanus occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Neochlamisus
Species:	N. platani
Binomial name
Neochlamisus platani (Brown, 1952) [1]

The adult beetle is bronze to brown in color and about 3.5 to 4 millimeters in length.^[2] Its exoskeleton is rough and bumpy, helping it to camouflage as a piece of bark or droppings. Both adults and larvae feed upon the foliage of the sycamore. Heavy infestations can begin to reduce the foliage mass of a tree, damaging its aesthetic value as an ornamental.