Arthropods • Earth.com

Gratiana boliviana

(Gratiana boliviana)

Description

Gratiana boliviana is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae. Its common name is tropical soda apple leaf beetle. It is native to South America, where its distribution includes Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. It specializes on tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum), an invasive plant species. It has been released as an agent of biological pest control against the weedy plant in Florida and other parts of the United States.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Chrysomelidae
Genus:Gratiana
News coming your way
The biggest news about our planet delivered to you each day