Clypeaspis trilineata
| Clypeaspis trilineata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Clypeaspis |
| Species: | C. trilineata
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| Binomial name | |
| Clypeaspis trilineata (Mulsant, 1850)
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Clypeaspis trilineata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in South America (including Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina) and various Caribbean islands, where it seems most common on Barbados.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 2.8–3.7 mm. They have a reddish yellow body, with some black on the head. The pronotum has a large square black spot. The elytron has a black vitta on the sutural margin and a black vitta from the basal margin to the apical declivity.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (January 2008). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Part XI: A systematic revision of Hyperaspidini (Hyperaspidinae)" (PDF). Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. 99. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G Doria": 245–512. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
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