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Prionispa houjayi
Prionispa houjayi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Taiwan.
From the article Prionispa houjayi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Larvae Larvae reach a length of about 4.4–5 mm and have a yellowish-brown body. Adults Adults reach a length of about 3.9-4.6 mm. They are blackish-brown, while the antennae are mostly whitish-yellow (with antenomeres I-II and VII-XI dark brown). The legs are mostly whitish-yellow.
In human culture
The recorded host plant for this species is Disporum kawakamii. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The species is thought to be univoltine.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 951018.