Metallic Milkweed Leaf Beetle

Platycorynus dejeani · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Chrysomelidae

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Metallic Milkweed Leaf Beetle
Photo: Udo Schmidt, CC BY-SA

The metallic milkweed leaf beetle is a leaf-beetle species. It lives widely across sub-Saharan Africa, from Ethiopia down to South Africa’s former Cape Province.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It occurs widely in sub-Saharan Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Overall it is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Metallic Milkweed Leaf Beetle photo 3
Photo: Robert Taylor, CC BY
Metallic Milkweed Leaf Beetle photo 4
Photo: Robert Taylor, CC BY

Same family (Chrysomelidae)

Spotted Cucumber BeetleSpotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctataDamages trees, gardens or cropsBean WeevilBean WeevilAcanthoscelides obtectusDamages trees, gardens or cropsCowpea WeevilCowpea WeevilCallosobruchus maculatusDamages trees, gardens or cropsSwamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleSwamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleLabidomera clivicollisDamages trees, gardens or cropsAlder Leaf BeetleAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniDamages trees, gardens or cropsDogbane Leaf BeetleDogbane Leaf BeetleChrysochus auratus

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platycorynus_dejeani

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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