Phygasia fulvipennis is a small , about 0.2 in (5–6 mm) long, with a black head and thorax and shiny reddish-brown wing covers. It lives in East Asia, including China, Korea, Japan, and Russia, and is not found in the United States.
Appearance
- Appearance
- About 0.2 in (5–6 mm) long. The head and thorax are black, and the wing covers are glossy reddish brown. Rather flat for a leaf beetle.
Where it lives
- Range
- East Asia: China, Korea, Japan, and Russia. Not known from North America.
Life cycle
- Caterpillar food plants
- In Japan it is recorded feeding on rough potato (Metaplexis japonica), a vine in the milkweed group.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
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