| Cephaloleia trivittata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. trivittata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia trivittata Baly, 1885 | |
Cephaloleia trivittata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. [1]
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.
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]
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