Platycorynus peregrinus

Platycorynus peregrinus
Platycorynus peregrinus from Myanmar. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Platycorynus
Species: P. peregrinus
Binomial name
Platycorynus peregrinus
Herbst, 1783
Synonyms
  • Cryptocephalus peregrinus Herbst, 1783
  • Eumolpus cyaneus Oliviter, 1808
  • Corynodes peregrinus Marshall, 1865
  • Cuvynodes chapuisi LefPvre, 1885
  • Corynodes bonneuili Pit, 1934
  • Platycorynus peregrinus Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961

Platycorynus peregrinus is a species of beetles belonging to the Chrysomelidae family.

Description

Platycorynus peregrinus can reach a length of 9–11.5 millimetres (0.35–0.45 in) and a width of 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). The body is usually metallic blue, sometimes blue-black or blue-violet.

This leaf eating beetle is primarily herbivorous and secondarily graminivorous. The preferred host plants are the very toxic Calotropis procera, various Digitaria species and some plants of economic importance (e.g. Solanum melongena, Hibiscus esculentus, Abelmoschus esculentus, Lycopersicon esculentum and Solanum tuberosum).

Distribution

This species can be found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, SW China and Malaysia.

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