Cephaloleia trivittata
| Cephaloleia trivittata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. trivittata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia trivittata Baly, 1885
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Cephaloleia trivittata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.1–4.4 mm. The head, antennae, pronotum (except for a pale anterior margin) and scutellum are black, while the elytron is yellow with three wide black vittae.
Biology
Adults have been collected on Calathea haamelii, Cephaloleia macrosepala, Cephaloleia cleistantha, Cephaloleia gymnocarpa, Cephaloleia lutea, Cephaloleia venusta, Cephaloleia warscewiczii, Pleiostachya pruinosa, Cephaloleia pulverulentus, Cephaloleia marantifolia, Ctenanthe species, Donax canniformis, Marantochloa purpurea, Stromante jacquinii, Ischnosiphon elegans, Alpinia purpurata and Hedychium coronarium.[2]
References
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ Staines, Charles L.; García-Robledo, Carlos (22 August 2014). "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)". ZooKeys. 436. Pensoft: 1–355. Retrieved September 4, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.