Potamobrotica trifasciata

Potamobrotica trifasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Potamobrotica
Species:	P. trifasciata
Binomial name
	Potamobrotica trifasciata; Blake, 1966

Last updated August 26, 2025

Potamobrotica trifasciata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Venezuela and Brazil.^[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–8 mm. Adults are pale reddish or yellowish with brown markings on the head and three brown spots on the elytra.^[2]

References

↑ Part of this text is from “New World genera of Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 (tribes Galerucini Latreille, 1802, Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875, and Luperini Gistel, 1848): an annotated list and identification key (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)” by Keezhpattillam Viswajyothi, Shwan M. Clark. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license
↑ A review of the beetles of the genus Neobrotica and some closely related genera

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[1] Part of this text is from “New World genera of Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 (tribes Galerucini Latreille, 1802, Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875, and Luperini Gistel, 1848): an annotated list and identification key (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)” by Keezhpattillam Viswajyothi, Shwan M. Clark. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license

[2] A review of the beetles of the genus Neobrotica and some closely related genera

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