Sceloenopla flava

Sceloenopla flava
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Sceloenopla
Species:	S. flava
Binomial name
	Sceloenopla flava; Staines, 2002

Sceloenopla flava is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.4-8 mm. They are pale yellowish, with the antennae mostly dark and the pronotum with a black medial vitta and black lateral margins. The elytra have a brownish black vitta.

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin flava (meaning yellow) and refers to the yellowish body colour.

References

1 2 3 Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Sceloenoplini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
1 2 Staines, C.L. (2002). "Nomenclatural notes and new species of Sceloenoplini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Zootaxa. 89. Magnolia Press: 1–32. Retrieved October 21, 2025.

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[naturalhistory-1] 1 2 3 Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Sceloenoplini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2025.

[plazi-2] 1 2 Staines, C.L. (2002). "Nomenclatural notes and new species of Sceloenoplini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Zootaxa. 89. Magnolia Press: 1–32. Retrieved October 21, 2025.