Trichochrysea hirta

Trichochrysea hirta

''Trichochrysea hirta'' is a species of leaf beetle found in Indonesia and Peninsular Malaysia in Southeast Asia. It has a metallic blue or green body covered with white hair, after which the species gets its scientific name: the species epithet, ''hirta'', is derived from the Latin hirtus, meaning "hairy".
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Appearance

The adult of ''Trichochrysea hirta'' has a metallic blue or green body, with dense white pubescence. Its head is coarsely punctured. The basal four or five segments of the antennae are rufo-piceous beneath, the second and third sometimes entirely so, the basal segment cupreo-aureus. It measures 5.8–10.0 mm in length.

Distribution

''Trichochrysea hirta'' is recorded from Malacca, Sumatra, Bali, Lombok, Java, Nias, and Sulawesi.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusTrichochrysea
SpeciesT. hirta
Photographed in
Malaysia