Sceloenopla pretiosa
Species of beetle
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Sceloenopla pretiosa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil (Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo) and Paraguay.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Sceloenopla |
| Species: | S. pretiosa |
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Description
Adults are elongate, subdepressed and pale fulvous, with three longitudinal stripes on the thorax and the elytra metallic purple, the latter armed at the posterior angles with a large, flattened, very acute spine. Each elytron has eight irregular pale fulvous spots, confluent and covering nearly the whole surface.[3]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Philodendron species (including Philodendron selloum), Esembeckia febrifuga and Anthurium species.[2]
