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Orbispa

Orbispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Orbispa confluens, which is found in Ecuador.

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Chalepini
Genus: Orbispa
Staines & Zamorano, 2012
Species:
O. confluens
Binomial name
Orbispa confluens
Staines & Zamorano, 2012

Orbispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae.1 It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Orbispa confluens, which is found in Ecuador.

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Trattinnickia rhofolia.2

References

References

  1. iNaturalist
  2. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.