Laccoptera nepalensis

Laccoptera nepalensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Laccoptera
Species:
L. nepalensis
Binomial name
Laccoptera nepalensis
Boheman, 1855
Synonyms
  • Cassida quadrimaculata Thunberg, 1789
  • Laccoptera chinensis Fabricius, 1798
  • Laccoptera thunbergi Spaeth, 1914a

Laccoptera nepalensis is a species of beetle of the Chrysomelidae family. This species is found in China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Adults have a triangular body. The pronotum yellowish-brown or brown, usually with two small black spots. The ground colour of the elytral disc is yellowish-brown or brown. The disc has a number of spots. [1]

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