Shining Leaf Beetles

Lema delauneyi

Description

Lema delauneyi is a type of leaf beetle. The body is small, oval, rounded or elongated. Has a fairly long antenna, black. Elytra at the base and tip are black, between the black colors are yellow-orange.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

1-18 mm

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Coleoptera

FAMILY

:

Chrysomelidae

GENUS

:

Lema

SPECIES

:

Lema delauneyi

Distribution

Lema delauneyi could be found on the forest, plantation, or park.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam.

Habits and Lifestyle

Lema delauneyi usually rest or stay on the leaves.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial, Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Lema delauneyi eat some parts of the plant, generally they eat the leaves.

Diet : Herbivore

Mating Habits

Lema delauneyi males and females perform mating where copulation occurs about 30 minutes.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Leaf Beetle. Wikipedia article
  2. Lema (Lema) delauneyi Baly, 1989. Thailand Nature Project article
  3. Matsumura, Y., and Akimoto, S. 2009. Mating behavior and genital damage during copulation in the leaf beetle Lema coronata (Chrysomelidae: Criocerinae)