Dactylispa pubicollis


Dactylispa pubicollis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Guinea, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Commeliniaceae, Scleria, Marantochloa, Jussiaea, Impatiens and Aeschynomene species, as well as Setaria chevalieri, Setaria megaphylla, Sporobolus pyramidalis and Urena lobata.