Leaf Beetle

Phyllocharis undulata

Description

Phyllocharis undulata head is yellow in color, it has brown compound eye. There is a blue antennae with 11 segment on the head of the beetle. The middle part of the thorax is blue while the other side is yellow. It has blue and yellow elytra.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

41-43 days

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

8-9 mm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

He

Herbivore

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Coleoptera

FAMILY

:

Chrysomelidaae

GENUS

:

Phyllocharis

SPECIES

:

Phyllocharis undulata

Distribution

Phyllocharis undulata could be found on plantation area or forest.

Geography

Continent : Asia.

Country : Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia

Habits and Lifestyle

Phyllocharis undulate active at daylight, usually found on the leaf. When being disturbed, it flies and perch on another branch of another plant.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial, arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

The larvae and adults of Phyllocharis undulata feed on leaves of host tree

Diet : Herbivore, folivore

Mating Habits

Phyllocharis undulate is oviparous animal, the female laid the eggs on the underside of the leaf.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. http://ejurnal.litbang.pertanian.go.id/index.php/bultro/article/view/1883/5582
  2. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllocharis_undulata
  3. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258227236_A_simple_type_of_Cycloalexy_in_larvae_of_Phyllocharis_undulata_Linnaeus_Chrysomelidae_Chrysomelinae