Leaf Beetles

Lema quadripunctata

Description

Lema quadripunctata is red in color, on the head there is a pair of black compound eyes and a pair of antenna. The first 6 segments are brownish red, 7-9 segments are blackish, and the 10th segment is light brown. The elytra is reddish brown with 4 small black spots, there is a vertical line blackish faint on the posterior.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

9 mm

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Coleoptera

FAMILY

:

Chrysomelidae

GENUS

:

Lema

SPECIES

:

Lema quadripunctata

Distribution

Lema quadripunctata could be found on the forest or park in elevation between 400-1200 m above sea levels.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Nepal, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam.

Habits and Lifestyle

Lema quadripunctata make a lot of small holes on the leaves of host tree as indication of their presence.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial, Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Lema quadripunctata feeds on the leaves of Cheilocostus specious.

Diet : Herbivore, Folivore

Mating Habits

Lema quadripunctata is oviparous.

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://www.natureloveyou.sg/Minibeast-Beetle/Lema%20quadripunctata/Main.html
  2. https://www.thailandnatureproject.com/lema-petaurites-quadripunctata.html
  3. https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/754910468
  4. https://www.zin.ru/animalia/coleoptera/rus/chrgs7cc.htm