''Lema trivittata'', known generally as the three-lined lema beetle or three-lined potato beetle, is a species of
leaf beetle
The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
in the family
Chrysomelidae
The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
. It is found in Central America and North America.
[ It is an introduced species in Australia
]
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
Lema may refer to:
Nature Amphibians
*Lema tree frog, ''Hypsiboas lemai'', a species of frog
*''Centrolene lema'', a synonym for '' Vitreorana gorzulae'', the Bolivar giant glass frog
Insects
*''Kedestes lema'', the Lema ranger, a butterfly
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References
Further reading
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External links
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Criocerinae
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Beetles described in 1909
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