Pharangispa heliconiae

Pharangispa heliconiae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (Santa Isabel).

Pharangispa heliconiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Pharangispa
Species:	P. heliconiae
Binomial name
Pharangispa heliconiae Gressitt, 1990[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.25–6 mm. Adults are castaneous with a pitchy tinge. The elytron is purplish with a castaneous tinge and the antennae pitchy black, but pitchy reddish on segments 1–2.^[2]

Biology

The recorded food plants are Heliconia species.^[3]