Global InformationGratiana boliviana information
| Gratiana boliviana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Order: | Coleoptera
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| Family: | Chrysomelidae
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| Genus: | Gratiana
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| Species: | G. boliviana
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| Binomial name | |
| Gratiana boliviana Spaeth, 1926
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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.[1] 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.[1]
- ^ a b Diaz, R., et al. Tropical soda apple leaf beetle, Gratiana boliviana. Entomology and Nematology. University of Florida, IFAS. 2012.