Coconut Hispine Beetle

Brontispa longissima (known as the coconut leaf beetle, the two-coloured coconut leaf beetle, or the coconut hispine beetle) is a leaf beetle that feeds on young leaves and damages seedlings and mature coconut palms. It has become an increasingly serious pest of coconuts throughout various growing regions in the Pacific, especially over the last 3 decades, including Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Vietnam, Nauru, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Maldives, Myanmar, Hainan Island, and Aru Islands, and most recently, the Philippines. In Japan, the occurrence of Brontispa longissima was first reported on…

Brontispa longissima, bronstipe ou hispine du cocotier, est une espèce d'insectes coléoptères de la famille des Chrysomelidae, originaire du Sud-Est asiatique. Cet insecte est un ravageur du cocotier et d'autres espèces de palmiers. Synonymes Selon GISD (5 juillet 2014) : Brontispa castanea, Lea Brontispa froggatti Sharp 1904, Brontispa longissima var.

Brontispa longissima es un coleóptero de la familia Chrysomelidae. Fue descrita científicamente por primera vez en 1885 por Gestro.