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
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
- ^ 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.