Spilophora trigemina
| Spilophora trigemina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Spilophora |
| Species: | S. trigemina
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| Binomial name | |
| Spilophora trigemina (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)[1]
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Spilophora trigemina is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Pará), Ecuador, French Guiana and Peru.
Description
Adults have an almost completely black pronotum and yellow elytra with dark spots in the anterior and posterior half of the disc.[2]
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.[3]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Two new species of Spilophora boheman, 1850 (Coleoptera: chrysomelidae: cassidinae) from Ecuador and Peru
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Spilophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.