Chrysispa viridicyanea

Chrysispa viridicyanea is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Namibia, Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Vossia species, Oryza sativa and other grasses.

Disease vector

Research has shown that this species is involved in the transmission of the rice yellow mottle virus.