Toxotoma flavofasciata

Toxotoma flavofasciata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Toxotoma
Species:
T. flavofasciata
Binomial name
Toxotoma flavofasciata
(Laporte, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella flavofasciata Laporte, 1840
  • Coccinella humeralis Latreille, 1809
  • Coccinella proteus Guérin-Méneville, 1844
  • Epilachna variabilis Crotch, 1874
  • Epilachna inconstans Crotch, 1874
  • Solanophila passiva Weise, 1900

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)" (PDF). Technical Bulletins. 158584. United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service: 1–419. Retrieved August 10, 2025.


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