Octotoma scabripennis

Octotoma scabripennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Octotoma
Species:
O. scabripennis
Binomial name
Octotoma scabripennis

Octotoma scabripennis, known as the lantana leafminer and lantana leaf beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, originally from Central America and introduced into Australia to kill the previously invasive Lantana camara plant.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Octotoma scabripennis Guérin-Méneville, 1844". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Octotoma scabripennis (leaf beetle, lantana)". CABI - Invasive Species Compendium. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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