Biology:Lema trivittata

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Short description: Species of beetle

Lema trivittata
Three-lined Lema Beetle - Lema trivittata, Elk River State Forest, Elkton, Maryland.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Lema
Species:
L. trivittata
Binomial name
Lema trivittata
Weber, 1909

Lema trivittata, known generally as the three-lined lema beetle or three-lined potato beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] It is an introduced species in Australia[4]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Lema trivittata:

  • Lema trivittata medionota Schaeffer, 1933
  • Lema trivittata trivittata Say, 1824

Similar species

L. trivittata resembles and is closely related to Lema daturaphila and Lema bilineata.[5]

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14933146 entry