Biology:Toxotoma flavofasciata

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Short description: Species of beetle

Toxotoma flavofasciata
Scientific classification edit
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Epilachnini
Genus: Toxotoma
Species:
T. flavofasciata
Binomial name
Toxotoma flavofasciata
(Laporte, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Epilachna variabilis Coccinella flavofasciata
  • Laporte, 1840 Latreille, 1809
  • Crotch, 1874 Epilachna inconstans
  • Coccinella proteus Crotch, 1874
  • Coccinella humeralis Guérin-Méneville, 1844
  • Weise, 1900 Solanophila passiva

Toxotoma flavofasciata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.71 – 10.53 mm. Adults are black. The elytron is bluish black with two transverse yellow bands.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Gordon, Robert D. (1975). "A revision of the Epilachininae of the western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". Technical Bulletins (United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service) 158584: 1–419. https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/158584/files/tb1493.pdf. Retrieved August 10, 2025. 

Wikidata ☰ Q119158125 entry