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Lema pectoralis

Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Criocerinae
Genus: Lema
Species:Lema pectoralis Baly
Photographed specimen:
Remarks: Fig. 439, het gele orchideeen haantje.
Collected by: L.G.E. Kalshoven 21-IV-37
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Miscellaneous information: L.G.E. Kalshoven. Java Telawa. Teak-forest. 21-IV-37. 2877
Daacin simbar? Lidarp
Lema pectoralis Baly. Infuus! var.
Specimen deposited in National Natural History Museum 'Naturalis', Leiden, the Netherlands


Ecology and Economy
Ecological notes: Habitat: Teak-forest. Feeds on orchids
Agricultural role: Aangetroffen op de geslachten Arachnis, Spathoglottis, Grammatophyllum, Vanda en Phalaenopsis, zelden op Dendrobium.
Management: No information available

Literature:
  • Kalshoven, L.G.E., 1950-195. De plagen van de kultuurgewassen in Indonesie. Den Haag-Bandung.