Sesbania Leaf Beetle
Mesoplatys ochroptera (?)
Observed feeding on leaves of Sesbania at the shore of Lake Baringo, Kenya. Oct 2016.
Sesban
Leaf Beetles chew on the leaves of plants and if numerous can reduce growth rates of plants. Mesoplatys has been recorded in abundance on Sesbania which has been promoted for its nitrogen fixing ability. This observation had adults feeding on leaves, but no larvae.
